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HOW CLOSE ARE WOMEN in Barbados to achieving economic and social equality with men? If the World Economic Forum’s 2014 global Gender Gap Index and the assessments of top government officials, corporate leaders and experts paint an accurate picture of the situation, the answer would go something like this: although it will take many more years to close the gap, Bajan women and their “sisters” in the rest of the Caribbean and Latin America are within striking distance of achieving that cherished goal in some key areas.
