With all the recent news about major gender-related crimes and intolerable acts against women in India and other countries, Web Watch thought it would be worthwhile to point out that this is not new news at all.
Women have been fighting against cultural bias for years – decades – longer… and this doesn’t, shouldn’t be the case in this day and age.
A Thousand Sisters:
My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman
We’re going to point Web Watch readers to THIS 2011 SURVEY that still holds true if all those news reports this year are accurate. Based on results from over 200 gender experts around the world, here are the FIVE WORST COUNTRIES TO BE A WOMAN:
- Afghanistan — 87% of women are illiterate
- Congo – sexual violence is rampant
- Pakistan — still participates in stoning of women
- India — as the survey says, it may be the “world’s largest democracy, but the fourth most dangerous place to be a woman”
- Somalia
Read the entire report at the above link. It should make you angry.
For a contrary viewpoint, here are some BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO BE A WOMAN:
- Overall winner: Iceland
- Best place to be a mother: Norway
- Best place to be head of state: Sri Lanka
- Best place to give birth: Greece
- Best place to be an athlete: United States
- Best place for education: Qatar