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Norway has topped a league of countries in closing the gender gap, followed by three other Nordic nations, a survey by the World Economic Forum says. Progress in political, education and economic spheres has occurred globally but the gap in health has widened. The UK fell in the ranking while France rose helped by women's political role. The forum said more women at the top of financial institutions and government and was "vital" to finding solutions to the economic turmoil. "Greater representation of women in senior leadership positions within governments and financial institutions is vital not only to find solutions to the current economic turmoil but to stave off such crises in future," said Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the forum. Norway rose from third to first place and scored 82.45% in the table of 130 countries, denoting the percentage of the gap between women and men that has been closed to date. Finland, Sweden and Iceland came second, third and fourth respectively.
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