Denmark, like its Scandinavian neighbours, boasts an impressive record on gender equality, ranking 7th in the 2008 Global Gender Gap Report conducted by the World Economic Forum. Gender equality is enschrined in legislation affecting the public and private sectors and despite the absence of quotas, female political participation is above-average. Child-care policies and parity in education attainment encourage the high numbers of women in the labour market but a gender-disagregated market combined with ongoing discrimination results in a significant pay gap between men and women.