The best and worst countries to be a woman
The best and worst countries to be a woman
An exclusive first look at the upcoming Women, Peace, and Security Index shows how these countries might surprise you—and why it’s strategic to care.
Story by Eve Conant
Graphics by Irene Berman-Vaporis, Lawson Parker, and Rosemary Wardley
MEASURING EMPOWERMENT 11 WAYS
Three main categories—inclusion, security, and justice—are broken down into 11 subcategories to assess women’s empowerment around the world.
INCLUSION
Women’s level of participation in economic, social, and political opportunities
Representation in government
Percentage of legislative seats held by women
Cell phone use
Females age 15 and older who have access to a mobile phone
Employment
Women age 25 and older who are engaged in paid work
Financial access
Use of a banking app or other type of account among females age 15 and older
Education
Average years of education among women 25 and older
SECURITY
Sense of safety and exposure to violence
Intimate partner violence
Physically harmed or sexually assaulted in past year by a partner
Community safety
Females 15 years and older who report feeling safe while walking alone at night
Organized violence
Deaths caused by large-scale armed conflicts, per 100,000 people
JUSTICE
Experience of formal and informal discrimination
Discriminatory norms
Males 15 years and older who say it’s
unacceptable for women to hold paying jobs
Son bias
When the ratio of boys’ to girls’ births exceeds the natural rate
Legal discrimination
Laws limiting women’s participation in society or differentiating between men and women
THE WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY INDEX RANKING
Nations are ranked by their overall index score. The 11 subcategories are scored from
1 (best, blue) to 0 (worst, red).
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