RP is No. 6 in World Gender Equality Survey

[Raiden]

yahooNo country in the world has achieved equality of the sexes in the key areas of economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment, according to a new ranking of 115 nations published on Tuesday.

Sweden has gone farthest in eliminating inequality between men and women, followed by other Scandinavian countries Norway, Finland and Iceland. Germany is in fifth place.

The Philippines ranks sixth in the Gender Gap Index, which covers 90 percent of the world’s population and was compiled by researchers from Harvard University, the London Business School and the World Economic Forum (WEF).

It is the only Asian country in the top 10. It scored well across the board and is one of only five countries to have closed the gender gap for both health and survival and educational attainment. (The four others are Dominican Republic, France, Honduras and Lesotho.)

The United States comes in at 22nd place; Yemen ranks bottom.

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The Philippines is on par with Scandinavian countries and Western Europe when it comes to equality of the sexes. We are even ranked higher than industrialized nations like the US(22nd) and Japan(79th).

I'm not surprised at all. It's indicative of how we Filipinos treat and regard our beautiful Filipinas.

I can't believe that Yemen and Saudi Arabia are ranked at the bottom. :eek:
I mean, what's up with that? :rolleyes:

[simor_buts]

Two female presidents in twenty years, what else can they expect?
It is good to know that somewhere on the other side of the planet is recognizing that.
It just shows that we Filipinos look for the potential of a person, not on what's beneath the underwear....

[Raiden]

Two female presidents in twenty years, what else can they expect?
It is good to know that somewhere on the other side of the planet is recognizing that.
It just shows that we Filipinos look for the potential of a person, not on what's beneath the underwear....

There's a saying that you could determine how a man would treat a woman in the way he treats his mother.

It is natural for us Filipinos to give high regard to our parents, especially our mothers no matter what condition our lives may be in.