Overall, there is a strong, negative correlation between gender equality and global hunger. Component with highest correlation with global hunger is the education sub-index, followed by the health sub-index.
In talking about the GHI 2009 report, I have often been asked, is it women’s low education that leads to higher rates of hunger? I say it’s not low education per se, but the GAP between men’s and women’s education and other outcomes that is correlated with global hunger. We need to MIND THE GAP.