In honor of Day of the 101st International Women's Day Thursday, March 7, women's independent analysis of women around the world on the basis of 20 criteria. Some results are brutal: in southern Sudan, the worst place to give birth, there are at least 20 midwives to serve the entire country. Other statistics give hope to women as they move into the 21st century. Literacy of women in Lesotho on men and women serving as head of state in Sri Lanka for 23 years.
In 2011, the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, the head of Women United Nations, said in his closing remarks: "The education and equal access and participation in science and technology for women of all ages not only necessary for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women - they are also an economic necessity, offering women the knowledge and understanding of the need for continuing education, employment, improving the physical and mental health, as well as full participation in the socio-economic and political development. "Moreover, the position of women and girls is in its essence, a moral question, which reflects the state of human rights within the society as a whole.
Key findings 10.
1. The best place to be a politician: in Rwanda. Women hold 45 of the 80 seats in the Parliament of Rwanda - the only place where women hold a majority. Or, Belize, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, no women members in their parliaments. In the U.S., women hold 93 out of 539 seats in Congress.
2. The best place to give birth: Greece has the lowest rate of maternal mortality in childbirth (one in 31,800). Southern Sudan is the highest. The United States ranks 40 out of 181 countries and has improved its maternal mortality rate (up to 17 per 100,000 population) over the past 100 years.
3. The best place to break the glass ceiling: With 45% of managers, Thailand has the most women, "the dog at a high level." It is believed that about 20% of American women in leadership positions, while in Japan the figure is only 8%.
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4. The best place to longevity: On the positive side, women in Japan have a life expectancy of 87 years (average life expectancy for men is 80). Women in Lesotho is home to approximately 48 years on average. Hope for the life of American women 81.3 years on average, but decreased in the international rankings over the past five years because of obesity, smoking and other risk factors.
5. The best place to be an athlete: Topping the list of five of the ten paid athletes in the world, the United States. Saudi Arabia is the worst and did not send a woman to the Olympics.
6. The best place for Reproductive Rights: Sweden does not have the consent requirements for abortion and allow women to have abortions without restrictions up to 18 weeks. Nicaragua, the Philippines and El Salvador has a total ban on abortion. In the U.S. it is a hot issue with the restrictions and availability varies from state to state.
7. The best place for high-skilled jobs: almost 60% of highly skilled jobs in Jamaica are women, compared with 2% of jobs similar to Yemen.
Eight. The best place to be an artist: in Sweden, the government mandates, subsidies from the films will be divided equally between men and women, and the Council promotes equality in general. Despite the fact that it is not a bad place to be a woman artist in 2011, only 5% of the 250 best films made by women are gross.
9. The best place literacy for women (than men), Lesotho ranks first in literacy among women 95%. Male literacy is 83%. In Ethiopia, only 18% of women are literate.
10. The best place to be a woman: political participation, education, health and employment statistics, the independent ranks Iceland as the number one country for women around the world.
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