The STATUS of WOMEN in the WORLD

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The STATUS of WOMEN in the WORLD
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A house full of daughters is like a cellar full
of sour beer. --Dutch Proverb They who are full
of sin beget only daughters. --Hindu
Proverb Daughters pay nae debts. --Scottish
Proverb A stupid son is better than a crafty
daughter. --Chinese Proverb Two daughters and a
back door are three errant thieves. --English
Proverb A virtuous son is the sun of his family.
--Sanskrit Proverb
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Map of Maternal Mortality, Worldwide2010Maternal
deaths per 100,000 Live Births
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Economic Activity of Women
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Women and the Wage Gap
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• TODAY?
• The average gender pay gap found in one study is
  22.4 per cent and
• the median gender pay gap is slightly lower at
  20.4 per cent. This is based
• on a sample of 300,000 individual self-reported
  surveys that were completed
• on the internet during 2007 and the first three
  quarters of 2008. The sample
• covers 20 countries.

• In the majority of countries, the gender pay gap
  widens with age. Furthermore, contrary to common
  belief, a higher level of education seems to
  widen the gap. This may be due to workplace
  discrimination, occupational segregation, or a
  higher proportion of women than men being
  employed in (often lower paid) part-time work or
  below their education level, perhaps because of
  the need to combine work with care
  responsibilities. Another explanation is the
  general widening of the pay distribution at the
  top end.

• Trade union membership has a positive influence
  on wage equality. In almost all countries, the
  gap between male and female earnings is smaller
  for those who are trade union members compared to
  employees who are not a trade union member.

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Women in Agriculture
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AGRICULTURAL WOMEN 2006ish CARTOGRAM
Of all the female agricultural workers in the
world, 39 live and work in India.
Over half of the female agricultural workers in
the world are in Southern Asia.
This map of female agricultural workers is almost
an inversion of the per person distribution of
working tractors
The United Arab Emirates has the lowest
percentage of the population who are female
agricultural workers.
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Female Aged 1-4 Deaths estimates for
2006 Worldmapper.org
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Incidents of Female Genital Mutilation Worldwide
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Women and Family Planning
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Use of Modern Contraception 2004
Married Women 15 to 49 Using Modern
Methods Percent
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Key Key
Green Abortion never legal, or legal only when necessary to save the life of the mother or protect her physical health
Yellow Abortion legal in "hard cases", such as rape, incest, and/or deformed child.
Red Abortion legal for social reasons (e.g. mother says she can't afford a child), or to protect the mother's "mental health" (definitions and requirements vary).
Purple Abortion legal at any time during pregnancy for any reason.
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I hear reports of an increase in chatter among
the women.
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Gender Parity in Secondary School Enrollment, 2012
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This map shows how populations rate on the Gender
Empowerment Measure. This measure is an indicator
of opportunities for women. It takes into account
the female share of parliamentary representation
proportions of legislators, senior officials,
managers, professional and technical employees
who are women and the ratio of female to male
earnings. Worldmapper.org