business
S'pore has closed 76.4% of gender gap, ranks 31st in Gender Gap Index 2026
Summary by The Singapore Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Xueting Wu , as published by Mothership
· September 18, 2026
· 1 min read
Photo: Mothership · view original
Singapore has closed its gender gap by 76.4 per cent, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2026. That puts the country at 31st in the world, up by 16 spots from 2025. The Global Gender Gap Index measures progress towards gender parity across four areas: economic partic...
Sources and story details Story provenance No corrections
Summary created by The Singapore Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed Byline on source page Xueting Wu, as published by Mothership Original story Read at the source Source published Sep 18, 2026 Indexed here Sep 19, 2026 AI assistance Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text Prepublication human review No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples
Every story comes with a passport. How we work · Corrections log
Key points 4 per cent, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Singapore has closed its gender gap by 76.
More business Today’s briefing Local events
Frequently asked about this story
What is this story about? Singapore has closed its gender gap by 76.4 per cent, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2026. That puts the country at 31st in the world, up by 16 spots from 2025. The Global Gender Gap Index measures progress towards gender parity across four areas: economic partic...
When was this published? This article was first published on September 18, 2026 by Mothership and curated for The Singapore readers.
Who reported this story? This story was reported by Xueting Wu at Mothership. To learn more about how The Singapore selects and reviews stories, see our editorial standards .
Where can I find related coverage? See more business coverage from The Singapore, or browse our daily briefing and topic hubs .
← Back to all news
More business →
Today’s briefing
Subscribe to newsletter