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t experience.”

ople out of their blindness to the sight
need to show what’s happening.”
yond filmmaking. In 2016 Labaki ran
ncil but did not win. “At some point
n wanting it,” she says. “For me it’s

y now. I don’t know if it will mean me

or certain things to change.”

king a real change?” and asserts that

y platform, using my voice, because

n any politician, and your voice res-

olitical speech through a film or a

I cannot stop at the frontiers of just

... I need to use my voice in that way,

j

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NO COUNTRY HAS IT ALL when it comes to gender equality, but

some places are better than others to be a woman. The Women, Peace

and Security Index seeks to understand these global differences by mea-

suring women’s inclusion in society, sense of security, and exposure to

discrimination —key indicators of how women are faring. The latest data

show that some of the worst countries for women have achieved gains,

even as some of the best are lagging in crucial areas.

National Geographic partnered with the Georgetown Institute for Women,

Peace and Security to illustrate the 2019 index.

PERIL

PROGRESS

PROSPERITY

BY IRENE BERMAN-VAPORIS, LAWSON PARKER,

AND ROSEMARY WARDLEY

WOMEN’S

WELL-BEING

AROUND THE WORLD

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