Norway is the Best Country For Women
By Zul • Nov 14th, 2008 • Category: All Around The World •
In a research undertaken to measure gender gap disparity, Norway has come on top and has been ranked as the best country for women in the world.
Norway was trailed by 2 of its European counterparts, Finland and Sweden, followed by Sweden, Iceland and New Zealand. Last year, Sweden was ranked first, ahead of Norway.
In a surprise finding, Philippines came six, making it the best country in Asia to make it to the 130-long list. The country is headed by a women President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Other top 10 countries include Denmark, Ireland and Netherlands.
Another shock sees an advocate of gender equality, United States, did not make it even to the top 25 and was ranked way behind the likes of Latvia (10), Sri Lanka (12), Lesotho (16), Mozambique (18), Trinidad and Tobago (19) and Moldova (20).
The study also concluded that, while women are still provided with equal access to education and health care, they are somehow still lagging behind in two other fields, namely politics and economy. The report was done by the World Economic Forum, a not-for-profit organization which is recognized for its role in organizing the annual global leaders forum based in Davos, Switzerland, and was helped by researchers from Harvard and University of California.
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