| Date | Marks available | 5 | Reference code | .1.bp.1 | |
| Level | SL and HL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | |
| Command term | Explain | Question number | 1 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
The diagram shows the gender gap index for country X and the world average (representing 115 countries), which shows the level of success in achieving gender equality for women in the four aspects given below.
The index ranges from 0.00 (total inequality) to 1.00 (total equality).
Referring to the diagram, state the rank order (from highest to lowest level of equality) for the four aspects of the world average.
Describe the status of women in country X.
Explain the relationship between fertility and the status of women.
Markscheme
The ranking is education and health, tied at the top [1 mark], followed by economic and political [1 mark].
A brief description of all four aspects should be given [1 mark] with some quantification [1 mark]. The remaining 1 mark should be awarded for some development, such as comparison to the world averages, or a fuller description of the four aspects, or that political empowerment is an anomaly.
Responses should note the inverse relationship between status and fertility: high fertility, coupled with low status or low fertility coupled with high status [1 mark] and then provide an explanation in terms of economic factors (careers leading to delayed marriages, the benefits and costs of children) and/or of socio-cultural and political factors (marriage customs, religion and contraceptive prevalence, education levels) [4×1 mark]. Accept other valid suggestions. In exceptional cases, depth of explanation may compensate for the number of factors considered.
