ChinaVietnamArmeniaAzerbaijanIndia19.5100%0
Developed
EconomiesEast Asia
and the PacificLatin America
and the
CaribbeanSouth
AsiaMiddle East
and North AfricaCentral and Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Europe
and Central AsiaMale response
Ye s N oYemen Pakistan
Iraq
Libya Bangladesh
AfghanistanCanadaTurkmenistanEstoniaIndonesiaHaitiUruguayNiger
Rwanda1.051.01.101.15One countryUnited
StatesGlobal
average
United
StatesNorway1.08 Global
averageDeveloped
EconomiesEast Asia and
the PacificLatin America and
the CaribbeanSouth AsiaMiddle East and
North AfricaSub-Saharan
AfricaCentral and Eastern
Europe and Central AsiaSaudi Arabia MoroccoIran BhutanSudan Cabo VerdeWorst possibleOne countryBestGlobal
averageSingapore United KingdomUnited
StatesBosnia and HerzegovinaMalaysia PhilippinesHaiti MexicoUzbekistanNatural
rate of
male to
female
birthsOne male
born for
every
femaleHighest
male bias
115 males
born per
100 femalesDiscriminatory norms
Nearly 75 percent of men in Pakistan believe it’s unacceptable
for women to have a paid job. Disapproval exceeds 50 percent
in Bangladesh, Yemen, Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan.Son bias
Prenatal sex determina-
tion and selective abor-
tion can result in more
boys born than girls.Legal discrimination
Ninety percent of the world’s countries have one or more laws
that discriminate against women. In the past two years, however,
118 countries took steps to reduce legal discrimination.Discriminatory gender-based laws and societal prejudice can
make it hard for women to own property, open bank accounts,
find employment, start businesses, and otherwise participate
in society. Even in nations that have laws to protect women,
what’s on the books may differ widely from what’s enforced.“ Is it perfectly acceptable for any woman in your family
to have a paid job outside the home if she wants one?”PURSUING EQUALITY
BALANCING THE
SCALES OF JUSTICE
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