TheGlobal Gender Gap Report 2011, launched by the World Economic Forum in 2006, is a framework that explains the scope of the gender-based disparities and monitors their evolution. The report compares the gender gaps between different countries at an economic, political, educational and health level and provides a ranking of the countries, enabling efficient comparisons between the regions. Thanks to these rankings, the report seeks to raise greater awareness of the challenges posed by gender disparities for an equitable distribution of resources and opportunities to reduce them.