2023 HCI J1 Promo Insert

HWA CHONG INSTITUTION JC1 Promotional Examination Higher 1 CANDIDATE NAME CT GROUP CENTRE NUMBER INDEX NUMBER GEOGRAPHY Data Response Questions INSERT 8834/01 26 September 2023 1 hours 30 min READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST This Insert contains all the Resources referred to in the questions. ________________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 3 printed pages. [Turn over

2 © Hwa Chong Institution 8834 / 01 / C1 Promo Exams 2023 Resource 1 for Question 1 Ratio of female to male labour force participation rates, 2021 * Ratio of female to male labour force participation rates = Labour force participation rate among women Labour force participation rate among men Resource 2 for Question 1 One of the newly renovated women’s restrooms in the waiting area of Grand Central Terminal in New York, USA with one section converted from a men’s room Ratio: 0:10 2:10 4:10 6:10 8:10 9:10

3 © Hwa Chong Institution 8834 / 01 / C1 Promo Exams 2023 Resource 3 for Question 1 Countries with the highest and lowest gender gap, 2022 The Global Gender Gap Index examines the gap between men and women in four categories: Economic participation/ opportunity, educational attainment, health/ survival and political empowerment. A score of 1 denotes zero gender gap whilst a score of 0 denotes full gender inequality ________________________________________________________________________________ Acknowledgements: Question 1 Resource 1 @ https://ourworldindata.org/female-labor-supply Question 1 Resource 2 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/nyregion/18bathrooms.html Question 1 Resource 3 @ World Economic Forum