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The Global Gender Gap
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Moon Ihlwan | Business Week
April 18, 2008
No. 36: Israel
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Israel, where Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (pictured) is the most prominent woman politician since Golda Meir, holds the top spot in the Middle East and North Africa region, helped by higher-than-average performance on economic participation (45), educational attainment (38), and political empowerment (41). Most Arab countries perform far below the global average, and in some the situation for women has only deteriorated. Kuwait (96) remains the second-highest ranking country in the region, followed by Tunisia (102), Syria (103), Jordan (104), the United Arab Emirates (105), Algeria (108), Qatar (109), Bahrain (115), Oman (119), Egypt (120), Morocco (122), Saudi Arabia (124), and Yemen (128).
kerriehalmi
about 1 year ago
30 comments
let's do something about the US pathetically low rating...support women!
lolawriter
about 1 year ago
50 comments
I wish I could say I'm surprised the U.S. ranks rather low given the fact that we're the richest nation in the world, and the one with the most resources that should allow the gender gap to evaporate...
Kylie
about 1 year ago
136 comments
No surprise that the Scandanavian countries are the leaders here; objectively speaking, their countries have been the most gender-equal for decades now.