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Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by Hash86(m): 7:08pm On Oct 12, 2016
When it comes to countries where girls have a difficult time finding equal opportunities, the WEF says these are the five with the most gender inequality:

5. IRAN
On education alone, Iran isn't the worst. According to the WEF's 2015 report, Iran ranks 106th in this category, with women having a literacy rate of 83% compared with 91% for men. Enrollment in primary school is nearly equal for girls and boys in Iran; 96% of girls are enrolled compared with 98% of boys.
Women in Iran face disparities in political power and economic opportunity.
Women in Iran face disparities in political power and economic opportunity.
Yet overall, writes Minky Worden of Human Rights Watch, women across Iran "face significant discrimination in law and in practice, as well as restrictions on exercising their rights." In its 2015 report, the WEF zeroed in on significant disparities in political power and economic opportunity, specifically, finding that the country had closed less than 4% and 36% of those respective gender gaps.

Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by Hash86(m): 7:10pm On Oct 12, 2016
4. CHAD
This Central African country is the lowest-ranked nation for gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa. And when it comes to its gender gap in education, Chad is the lowest-ranked nation in the world.
A girl walks next to a herd of cows close to the village of Guite in Chad's lake region, north of the capital NDjamena in 2015.
A girl walks next to a herd of cows close to the village of Guite in Chad's lake region, north of the capital NDjamena in 2015.
There's a 16% gap between men and women's literacy rates in the country, and a 21% gap in primary school enrollment of girls and boys.

Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by GoldCircle: 7:11pm On Oct 12, 2016
If Pakistan no dey this list make I na ked baff.
Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by Hash86(m): 7:14pm On Oct 12, 2016
3. SYRIA
For the past five years, the war in Syria has made the nation an increasingly difficult place to live regardless of gender.
Syrian girls react following a reported Syrian regime air strike in a rebel-controlled area in the northern city of Aleppo in February.
Syrian girls react following a reported Syrian regime air strike in a rebel-controlled area in the northern city of Aleppo in February.
That reality is reflected in the masses of people who've fled the violence and desolation for other borders, causing an ongoing migration crisis.
In terms of gender equality, Syria has fallen four places on the WEF's ranking since 2014 to be the third worst performing country in the world. The disparity between men and women in Syria is especially stark when it comes to economic opportunity; just 14% of women in Syria participate in the workforce compared with 76% of men.

Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by Hash86(m): 7:16pm On Oct 12, 2016
2. PAKISTAN
The push for girls' education in Pakistan rose to a global effort in 2012, when a then 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head and neck by the Taliban.
Pakistan's Malala: Global symbol, but still just a kid
Since then, Malala has gone on to make an incredible recovery, becoming a voice for girls' education in Pakistan and around the world.
Malala Yousafzai in Birmingham, England, in 2013 before returning to school for the first time since she was shot in the head by the Taliban.
Malala Yousafzai in Birmingham, England, in 2013 before returning to school for the first time since she was shot in the head by the Taliban.
But in its 2015 report, the WEF noted that Pakistan still has a long way to go. Overall, the country is the second worst in the world for gender equality, with a literacy rate for women that is 46% compared with 70% for men, and 26% of women actively engaged in the job market compared with 86% of men.

Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by SMARTgurUxxxxxxx(m): 7:22pm On Oct 12, 2016
The girls in these countries be like "to be a girl is not a day job"
Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by Hash86(m): 7:24pm On Oct 12, 2016
1. YEMEN
As with Syria, Yemen has been besieged by a war that has wreaked havoc for everyone, and certainly hasn't helped the quality of life for women in the country.
Yemeni schoolgirls attend a class in 2015 in the capital Sanaa.
Yemeni schoolgirls attend a class in 2015 in the capital Sanaa.
Yemen has been ranked as the worst country in the world for gender equality since 2006, and it's the lowest-performing nation in the region for economic opportunity.
When it comes to closing the gender gap in education, Yemen is the fourth lowest-performing country, with a literacy rate of 55% for women compared with 85% for men. While 51% of boys are enrolled in secondary school, that applies to just 31% of Yemen's young women, according to the WEF.

Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by Hash86(m): 7:35pm On Oct 12, 2016
The top performers

In case you were curious, these are the five countries ranked by the WEF gender gap global ranking 2015 as having the most equal societies in the world: Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Ireland.
The United States comes in at No. 28, while Canada, the United Kingdom and China are No. 30, No. 18 and No. 91, respectively.
Nigeria ranked 125 below Liberia, Burkina faso and Zambia
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/11/health/gender-inequality-worst-countries/index.html?sr=fbCNN101216gender-inequality-worst-countries0410PMVODtopLink&linkId=29841871.

Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by Oliviaxx(f): 7:58pm On Oct 12, 2016
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Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by oboy3(m): 7:52am On Oct 13, 2016
these countries all have one thing in common
Answer and win an all expense paid trip to western-Germany
Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by cooljude(m): 7:52am On Oct 13, 2016
Number one should be Saudi Arabia, a country where women don't drive cars, they need escorts from a male if they are moving to certain places.

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Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by Justiceleague1: 6:42am On Oct 14, 2016
oboy3:
these countries all have one thing in common
Answer and win an all expense paid trip to western-Germany
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Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by oboy3(m): 8:26am On Oct 14, 2016
Justiceleague1:
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Re: Top 5 Toughest Countries To Be A 'GIRL' by Justiceleague1: 8:31am On Oct 14, 2016
oboy3:
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