Gender (In)Equality Awards

GENDER (IN) EQUALITY Awards Winner Honourable Mention Loser BEST COUNTRY FOR PAID MATERNITY LEAVE 480 DAYS SWEDEN For paying bother mother and father a mandatory 90 days of paid parental leave each at 80%, with the remaining 10 months to use however they want for a 410 DAYS 90% SALARY total of 480 days. Single parents receive the full 480 days. BULGARIA For paying a mother 90% of her salary for 58 weeks. 273 DAYS 90% SALARY UK For paying a woman 90% of her salary for 39 weeks. 126 DAYS AUSTRALIA For paying a mother minimum wage for a standard work week for a maximum of 18 weeks, regardless if she gives birth or adopts. 84 DAYS 100% SALARY 78 COUNTRIES SUCH AS MEXICO, INDIA, MAURITANIA, ARMENIA, SRI LANKA, NICARAGUA, PAKISTAN, COLOMBIA, UKRAINE, SENEGAL, POLAND & MOLDOVA For giving women at least 12 weeks of paid maternity leave at 100% of their salaries. 1 WEEK O USA For continually being the only industrialised nation to not implement any sort of paid maternity leave year after year, after year. BEST COUNTRY FOR PRO-WOMEN LEGISLATION 77 COUNTRIES 34 COUNTRIES INCLUDING RUSSIA, INCLUDING ESTONIA AUSTRIA, COSTA RICA, ANGOLA, GUATEMALA, BOTSWANA & KUWAIT IRELAND, MEXICO & USA The only countries with legislation The only countries with strong on gender discrimination. (10/10) domestic violence lawS. O GERMANY 44 COUNTRIES Special recognition to the only The 44 countries for above par domestic violence legislation (7-9/10) including, the UK, Australia, Greece, and Western European country, Germany, with a score of 5/10. *On a scale of 1-10 where 10 is the South Africa. strongest; above par: 7-9; indifferent: 5. BEST COUNTRY FOR FEMALE LEADERS BANGLADESH 22 YEARS 22 of the last 51 years were governed by a woman. 21 YEARS INDIA 21 YEARS IRELAND 20 YEARS ICELAND 16 YEARS PHILIPPINES SRI LANKA 13 YEARS ☆} 50 COUNTRIES THERE ARE CURRENTLY 50 Countries, including Argentina, 18 FEMALE WORLD LEADERS Malta, and Panama. 50 of 137 00000000 Europe countries have had a female head 000 Asia 00• Africa 0• South America • Jamaica • The Marshall Islands of state since 1965. BEST COUNTRY FOR FEMALE REPRESENTATION IN PARLIAMENT % of female representation in parliament 64% RWANDA 53% 49% 44% 43% BOLIVIA CUBA SEYCHELLES SWEDEN USA 19% of Congress 43 COUNTRIES AUSTRALIA 27% of Parliament Honourable mentions go to 43 countries including: UK 29% of Parliament TANZANIA 36% MEXICO 38% ICELAND 41% BEST COUNTRY TO BE A FEMALE BOARD MEMBER 40% NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND 27% SWEDEN 27% FINLAND UK 20% UK FRANCE 18% FRANCE DENMARK, SOUTH AFRICA, THE NETHERLANDS & THE USA A four way 6th place split of 17% BEST COUNTRY FOR WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT* DOMINICAN 47.4% --- REPUBLIC 46.8% INDIA 46.2% IRELAND 43% ICELAND 42% PHILIPPINES O AUSTRALIA 32.3% UK 32.9% USA 38.6% *This does not factor in the gender pay gap, only the number of women in management compared to men. BEST COUNTRY FOR WOMEN'S BASIC EDUCATION O 100% AUSTRIA, CANADA, ở 100% CZECH REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, FINLAND, & LUXEMBOURG For a 100% attainment rate for both male and female students. 오 100 % DENMARK ở 99% O 99% LATVIA & KAZAKHSTAN ở 99% For a 99% attainment rate for both men and women. 19 COUNTRIES 95% INCLUDING THE USA (95%), HUNGARY (98%), & SLOVENIA (96%). 19 countries that have a 95% or higher rate of women with secondary school degrees. Q +70% 12 COUNTRIES ơ +70% That have an equal male to female attainment ratio of secondary school degree holders (of over 70%). O UGANDA Q 15% Ở 24% PARAGUAY Q 37% ở 41% MACEDONIA Q 40% ơ 56% For worrisome gender education gaps. COUNTRY WITH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE PHD GRADUATES 100% BRUNEI 89% BARBADOS 74% PANAMA 62% PHILIPPINES 60% & MONGOLIA UAE & MOLDOVA Honourable mentions go to: USA 53% AUSTRALIA 50% UK 46% For effort in recent years. SOURCES movehub dol.gov gov.uk humanservices.gov.au ilo.org/ilostat ipu.org/wmn-e/world.htm oecd.org/els/soc/PF2_1_Parental_leave_systems.pdf stats.oecd.org sweden.se uis.unesco.org/ weforum.org/docs/GGGR2015/cover.pdf .-------