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the WEF gives the lowdown on the "gender gap"
the bbc reports that the world economic forum has done a survey of the "gender gap" in various nations. the five criteria were: economic participation, economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment, and health and well-being. not so surprisingly the u.s. left something to be desired, coming in a poor 17th. let freedom ring! [er...sort of]. the scandinavian countries topped the list, followed by non-american english speaking nations, germany, france, the netherlands, and the baltic republics. greece and italy are the worst EU countries, sorry ladies, at least you can work on your tans... check out the full report here.
[thanks inki]
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Should I be a little disturbed that Thailand, which ranks 44th overall, ranks 1st in economic participation for women? I mean, are there really *that* many sex workers? {cries}
meta said | May 20, 2005 01:49 AM
wow... and a la Hitchhiker's Guide, there is yet another question to which "42" is the answer:
"Where does the US rank in women's health and well-being?"
Out of 58? Including a bunch of developing countries?
{cries some more}
meta said | May 20, 2005 01:56 AM