http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1598877RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-28-11 05:46 PM
Original message
18 Countries Where Women Have It Way Better Than In America
(A 2010 article but still applicable IMO.)
"Ninety years since the nineteenth amendment and 50 years since the civil rights era, American women still lag behind men in several key metrics.
What's worse, America's gender gap is among the largest in the developed world, according to a report from the World Economic Forum.
The report compares female-to-male professional achievements, educational attainment, health and political empowerment. America scores lowest on politics, namely the number of women in office."
http://www.businessinsider.com/best-countries-for-women...
and the reply..........................................
slackmaster (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-28-11 05:48 PM
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1. The report is obviously biased
Not one Muslim country made it higher on the list than the USA.