Let's start here
Here are our counterparts in certain categories:
Countries that haven't ratified the "international bill of rights for women":
United States, Iran, Palau, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tonga.
Countries without paid maternity leave:
United States, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Suriname and Tonga.
Or there's this awesome group we're in:
It's hard to comprehend how the United States, one of the wealthiest nations in the world, is now one of only eight countries -- including Afghanistan and South Sudan -- where the number of women dying as a result of pregnancy and childbirth is going up.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/health/maternal-mortality-rate-u-s-increasing-why/
And the time-tested fact that women make 78 cents on the dollar compared to men
http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/13/news/economy/equal-pay-day-2015/
We're all equal, though, right?
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In response to this post by Hokieesith)
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/16/us/american-women-world-rankings/
Posted: 01/19/2017 at 2:20PM