Indeed, in both developed and developing economies: "Women have yet to attain equality with men on such measures as educational attainment, wages, political empowerment and economic participation.” ( Ernst & Young, 2009, p.6) Women also lag slightly behind men in health outcomes (World Economic Forum, 2015). Each year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) produces the Index, which measures the relative gap between men and women across four key areas or sub-indices— health, education, economy and politics—and tracks their progress over time.