When searching for information regarding women’s role in America today, I came across an interesting article in TIME magazine. The article discussed a survey conducted by researchers at Harvard and the University of California. Sexes were surveyed among 130 countries in order to rank the global gender gap. The ranking was based in categories such as: literacy, wages, seats in government, life expectancy for woman and others.
While reading this article I found it interesting to see how other countries ranked gender equality and how America ranked in categories such as: gender, education, work force, etc.
Survey Results
Progress:
· No country has total gender equality.
· Among the countries surveyed in 2007 and 2008, 87 narrowed their gender gap.
· Among the counties surveyed, 24 have closed the gender gap in education.
Countries with female presidents or prime ministers:
· Finland
· New Zealand
· Philippines
· Ireland
America’s rank:
· America ranked #31 in 2007. It is now ranked #27.
· America ranks the highest in “economic participation and opportunity” and “educational attainment”
Other countries rank:
· France moved from #51 in 2007 to #15 in 2008.
· Among Latin American countries Trinidad and Tobago were ranked the highest.
· Guatemala’s stance fell from #61 in 2007 to #113 in 2008.
· Israel, specifically Kuwait and Yemen, had the highest score in the Middle East. Its gender gap closed by 47 percent.
· Among African countries, Lesotho and Mozambique ranked in the top 20.
Posts
2 comments:
It doesn't surprise me that Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland were the top four. I am a women's studies minor, and feminist, and many issues like maternity leave are very well represented in those countries. They are very much the closest to gender equality.
Kelly,
I'm glad you commented on this post. I was unsure how people would respond to it. It's great to have your confirmation as one who is a women's studies minor!
Post a Comment