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11-08-2007, 02:10 PM
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| | | The Gender Gap: Best Countries for Women
Progress on economic, political and education gaps, out of 128 countries surveyed these ten countries came out on top.
1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. Finland
4. Iceland
5. New Zealand
6. Philippines
7. Germany
8. Denmark
9. Ireland
10. Spain
The UK was #11, Australia #17 & Canada #18.
The US came in 31! 
Cuba came in #22 
Higher than the US!! I'm sure Castro will love that
The bottom ten.
128. Yemen
127. Chad
126. Pakistan
125. Nepal
124. Saudi Arabia
123. Benin
122. Morocco
121. Turkey
120. Egypt
119. Oman
I can't believe Saudi Arabia didn't finish last. World Economic Forum - Gender Gap |
11-08-2007, 03:09 PM
|  | Chairman~MouseyTongue | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chairman Meow
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| | | I knew Sweden was number one before I opened the thread, our Social Policy lecturer hasn't stopped banging on about them since day one. The U.S. is quite frankly shocking and Ireland is number 9??? Nice one. |
11-08-2007, 03:17 PM
|  | be still, cody | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: port-au-patois
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| | | always the scandinavian countries, and new zealand
i reckon nz thinks it's scandinavian, what with it having fjords and all |
11-08-2007, 03:18 PM
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| | | I'm surprised at Pakistan being 3rd worst. I mean I can see it not doing that well but I thought for all its problems it was moderate for that sort of thing, it takes a lot to beat Saudi Arabia in the playoffs.
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11-08-2007, 03:21 PM
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| | | if you took imelda marcos' riches out of the figuring the philippines would drop well out of the top ten |
11-08-2007, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BleedingHeart  I knew Sweden was number one before I opened the thread. | Me too. It scares me a little. I'm both proud and angry. |
11-08-2007, 04:26 PM
|  | ya basta | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: shallow grave
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| | | the top 3 were the last 3 places i visited
strange to see ireland in the top ten, things mustve changed bloody quickly since my mums time. |
11-08-2007, 04:52 PM
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| | | So Swedish women are not only hot, but better off than the rest of us on average. This is rather unfair.
From what my Saudi students tell me, there are huge financial perks to being a Saudi citizen. Education and healthcare, laptops are given away for free and nearly 20% of the population consists of migrate maids, workers, and labor. They couldn't believe that people in the US have to pay for funerals. I dont know of any other country where families can afford to support 20 children.
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11-08-2007, 05:09 PM
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| | | I find 6 more shocking than 31, but I base that on stories my mother told me. |
11-08-2007, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by kesh always the scandinavian countries, and new zealand
i reckon nz thinks it's scandinavian, what with it having fjords and all |
what like the annoying little sister tagging along shouting I WANNA BE LIKE YOU GUYS
<3 new zealand actually. if i could make better money there i would go. they grow good apples, sheep, and make excellent cheese. whats not to love?
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11-08-2007, 05:22 PM
| | Chairman~MouseyTongue | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chairman Meow
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Originally Posted by never was strange to see ireland in the top ten, things mustve changed bloody quickly since my mums time. | yeah, we got divorce now.......its a ball.
Our Minister for health is a woman too, and they didn't care about the irony that she's obese. Only thing we fall short on is quality coat hangers for abortions. Still haven't gotten that one past the refendum yet. |
11-08-2007, 05:56 PM
| | ya basta | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: shallow grave
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Originally Posted by BleedingHeart yeah, we got divorce now.......its a ball.
Our Minister for health is a woman too, and they didn't care about the irony that she's obese. Only thing we fall short on is quality coat hangers for abortions. Still haven't gotten that one past the refendum yet. | thats haha but also eeew |
11-08-2007, 06:02 PM
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| | Sri Lanka is 15.
The US at 31.
Somehow this is not so shocking, which in and of itself, is rather sad.  |
11-08-2007, 06:46 PM
|  | BIG AND HORNY | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Into the Pandemonium
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Originally Posted by never was the top 3 were the last 3 places i visited
strange to see ireland in the top ten, things mustve changed bloody quickly since my mums time. | I thought so too.. I lived there most of 2006 and it seemed like a social timewarp.
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11-08-2007, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by spasmachine I'm surprised at Pakistan being 3rd worst. I mean I can see it not doing that well but I thought for all its problems it was moderate for that sort of thing, it takes a lot to beat Saudi Arabia in the playoffs. | Well I am guessing its Pakistan's horrendous record when it comes to rape/ violence against women, where a woman is raped every two hours and ganged raped every 8 hours and two women a day are killed in honour killings... |
11-08-2007, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Ronette I thought so too.. I lived there most of 2006 and it seemed like a social timewarp. | yeah, that was my general experience, save dublin, but then i have only visited/heard stories from relatives, so not in much of a position to judge too much.
you've lived bloody everywhere, great to be you :jealous: |
11-08-2007, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by never was save dublin, | Our government likes to pretend that Dublin is their house and the rest of the country is the backyard. Or better still, doesn't even exist. IT'S SHIT. |
11-08-2007, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BleedingHeart Our government likes to pretend that Dublin is their house and the rest of the country is the backyard. Or better still, doesn't even exist. IT'S SHIT. | Even Dublin felt like a social timewarp to me. Though noone told me that I shouldn't be in the pub there because I was a woman. .that only happened in outer areas....
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11-08-2007, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by kesh always the scandinavian countries, and new zealand
i reckon nz thinks it's scandinavian, what with it having fjords and all | we really do 
i'm pretty proud of us sometimes (lots of the time).
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11-08-2007, 07:37 PM
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