A country’s sex ratio (the ratio of men to women in the population) tell us something about its history, social fabric and economic make-up, if the top five countries on either side of the split in Africa are anything to do by.
Global Gender Gap Index 2008: The Africa Picture
The Gender Gap Index works on the assumption that women are strictly disadvantaged compared to men and as such, only measures where women are traditionally disadvantaged to men are used
Gender Gap Report, Political Empowerment: Africa 2007 Standings
The Global Gender Gap four critical areas of inequality between men and women: economic participation and opportunity, education attainment, political
empowerment, and health and survival