Bangladesh wins WIP award 2015
Q. Which country won the prestigious Women in Parliaments (WIP) Award for regional leadership in closing the gender gap in politics?- Published on 30 Mar 15a. India
b. Japan
c. Bangladesh
d. China
ANSWER: Bangladesh
On behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam received the award at the Women in Parliaments Summit held in Adis Ababa on 24th Mar’15. Women in Parliament Awards are given based on World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Reports. Bangladesh has been placed among the top 10 countries in the world in reducing gender gap by the World Economic Forum.