2011 Study of Status By Country
In the 26 September 2011 issue of Newsweek magazine a study was published on the rights and quality of life of women in countries around the world. The factors taken into account were legal justice, health and healthcare, education, economic opportunity, and political power. The rankings were determined by Lauren Streib by uniform criteria and available statistics. According to the study, the best and worst were:
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1 | Iceland |
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2 | Sweden |
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3 | Canada |
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4 | Denmark |
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5 | Finland |
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6 | Switzerland |
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7 | Norway |
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8 | United States |
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9 | Australia |
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10 | Netherlands |
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Rank | Country | Overall | Justice | Health | Education | Economics | Politics |
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165 | Chad |
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164 | Afghanistan |
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163 | Yemen |
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162 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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160 | Mali |
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160 | Solomon Islands |
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159 | Niger |
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158 | Pakistan |
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157 | Ethiopia |
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156 | Sudan |
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