WORLD TOUR!BEST & WORST PLACES TO BE A WOMAN

By: Simon Anderson, Alioth Atkinson, Joey Limmena & James Woldring

Fig. 1

WEF Global Gender Gap Index

• International Organization

• Ranking System

• World-Wide

• 134 Countries

Calculations

• Four (4) Factors:a) Economicb) Educationc) Healthd) Political

• 14 Different Variables

Iceland Best Place to be a Woman

• Economic:a) 81.7% Workforce Participationb) 90.0% of Men’s Wagesc) Women over Men Obligated Hiring

• Education:a) 18.6 Years of Education Duration of Education for Females (18 Years for Males)

• Health:a) Healthy Life Expectancy of 72 Years (70.2 for Males)

• Politics:a) 2/9 of Supreme Court Members & 13/28 of District Court Judges are Womenb) Female-Friendly Policies

Iceland Best Place to be a Woman

Fig. 2: % of Women in Parliament

• Additional Information:a) Strip Club Banb) Lesbian Prime Ministerc) Equal Legal Rights

Iceland Best Place to be a Woman

• Economic:a) 75% Female Agriculture Participationb) Unlikely Bank Loans & Credit for Females e.g. 20,000 Male Borrowers vs. 2,000 Female Borrowers (2002-4)

• Education:a) 39% Literacy Rate for Females (78% for Males)

Yemen Worst Place to be a Woman

Fig. 3: Graphical representation of the educational attainment by gender in Yemen

• Health:a) 7-8 Women die from Birth per Dayb) Infant Mortality Rate: 55.11 Deaths/1,000 Births

• Politics:a) 0.3% of Parliament are Women

Yemen Worst Place to be a Woman

• Additional Information:a) Domestic Violence Against Women is Taken Lightlyb) Forced Marriages Stand Strongc) Difficult Divorcesd) Seclusion when Eating (Covering Faces)e) 48% of Women are Married Before 18

Yemen Worst Place to be a Woman

WEF GGGI vs. GII

• Gender Inequality Index measures:a) Labor Marketb) Empowermentc) Reproductive Health

• 5 Indicators (WEF GGGI has 14)

• General vs. Specific?

Netherlands Best Place to be a Woman (GII)

• 39% of women completed secondary education (highest qualification)

• Forbids discrimination of gender

• Voting rights granted in 1919

• The number of women in political decision-making has risen every election.

(Note: Yemen is also the Worst for GII)

Conclusion

• Yemen for the Worst Country

• Netherlands vs. Iceland for Best Country

• Most (Females) would say Netherlands

• More familiar

• More known

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