sexism
Main point:
I. International view of sexism
A. The 25 Least Sexist Countries in the World
In 2012, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its report analyzing gender inequality throughout the world: The Global Gender Gap Report 2012. The study highlighted gender disparities and progress for rights across the sexes throughout some of the world 's most diverse countries. Many of the top countries for equal rights and opportunities across the sexes are European. The ranking shown in the report is made up of four sub-categories:
1. Economic Participation and Opportunity: Takes into account female labor force participation rates, the ratio of female-to-male earned income, the ratio of women to men among technical and professional workers, and the ratio of women to men among legislators, senior officials, and managers.
2. Educational Attainment: Measures the gap between women 's and men 's access to education in primary-, secondary- and tertiary-level education, and the female literacy rate as compared to the male literacy rate.
3. Health and Survival: Studies the sex ratio at birth (meant to target countries with a strong son preference), and the gap between women 's and men 's healthy life expectancy, as calculated by the World Health Organization.
4. Political Empowerment: Measures the gap between men and women at the highest level of political decision-making, minster-level positions, and parliamentary positions. It also includes the ratio of women to men in terms of years in executive office.
Each of the 135 countries analyzed received sub-scores in all of the four categories on a 0-1 scale, and then an overall score based on the four sub-scores.
1. Iceland (0.864)
10. Switzerland (0.767)
18. United Kingdom (0.743)
2. Finland (0.845)
11. Netherlands (0.766)
19. Cuba (0.742)
3. Norway (0.840)
12. Belgium (0.765)
20. Austria (0.739)
4. Sweden (0.816)
13. Germany (0.763)
21. Canada (0.738)
5. Ireland (0.784)
14. Lesotho (0.761)
22. United
I. International view of sexism
A. The 25 Least Sexist Countries in the World
In 2012, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its report analyzing gender inequality throughout the world: The Global Gender Gap Report 2012. The study highlighted gender disparities and progress for rights across the sexes throughout some of the world 's most diverse countries. Many of the top countries for equal rights and opportunities across the sexes are European. The ranking shown in the report is made up of four sub-categories:
1. Economic Participation and Opportunity: Takes into account female labor force participation rates, the ratio of female-to-male earned income, the ratio of women to men among technical and professional workers, and the ratio of women to men among legislators, senior officials, and managers.
2. Educational Attainment: Measures the gap between women 's and men 's access to education in primary-, secondary- and tertiary-level education, and the female literacy rate as compared to the male literacy rate.
3. Health and Survival: Studies the sex ratio at birth (meant to target countries with a strong son preference), and the gap between women 's and men 's healthy life expectancy, as calculated by the World Health Organization.
4. Political Empowerment: Measures the gap between men and women at the highest level of political decision-making, minster-level positions, and parliamentary positions. It also includes the ratio of women to men in terms of years in executive office.
Each of the 135 countries analyzed received sub-scores in all of the four categories on a 0-1 scale, and then an overall score based on the four sub-scores.
1. Iceland (0.864)
10. Switzerland (0.767)
18. United Kingdom (0.743)
2. Finland (0.845)
11. Netherlands (0.766)
19. Cuba (0.742)
3. Norway (0.840)
12. Belgium (0.765)
20. Austria (0.739)
4. Sweden (0.816)
13. Germany (0.763)
21. Canada (0.738)
5. Ireland (0.784)
14. Lesotho (0.761)
22. United
Bibliography: http://www.businessinsider.com/least-sexist-countries-in-world-2012-10#1-iceland-23 The Guardian: University of San Diego. http://www.ucsdguardian.org/opinion/item/26631-sexism-is-a-problem-of-politics-not-of-islam#.Um07sJx0l8E