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18 countries where women have it way better than in North America
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Mar. 8, 2011
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’re listing 18 countries that have a smaller gender gap than America. This data, published by the World Economic Forum, compares female-to-male professional achievement, educational attainment, health and political empowerment. America sinks in the rankings due to a terrible score on politics. Countries like Iceland elect an nearly equal number of women to office as men, while that’s far from true in the U.S [and Canada].
Tags: economy, participation, rights, standard of living, women
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