Nineteen out of 20 countries with the lowest scores in
an annual survey of gender equality around the world are Islamic, and
12 are Arab states.
As a bloc, the Muslim world’s showing in this year’s “Global Gender
Gap” report, compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and released
on Tuesday, is even worse than in previous recent years, when 17 of the
bottom 20 were Islamic states.
The survey, covering a total of 142 countries this year, measures gaps
between women and men in four key areas: political empowerment,
economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, and
health and survival.
The 20 countries at the bottom of the 2014 list, in order from the
lowest-ranked, are Yemen, Pakistan, Chad, Syria, Mali, Iran, Cote
d’Ivoire, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Guinea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia,
Egypt, Oman, Ethiopia, Algeria, Turkey, Bahrain and Tunisia.
With the exception of Ethiopia, all are Muslim-majority states.
The highest-ranking Islamic state in the WEF survey is Kazakhstan in
43rd place. (Mozambique, ranked 27th, is a member of the Organization
of Islamic Cooperation bloc, but does not have a Muslim majority.)
The highest-placed Arab state is Kuwait, in 113th position.
At the other end of the WEF survey, as was the case in previous years,
are the Nordic countries, with Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and
Denmark taking the top five places.
The United States is in 20th position, up three places from the 2013
index. In the four sub-indexes, the U.S. placed fourth out of the 142
countries in economic participation and opportunity; 39th in educational
attainment; 54th in political empowerment; and 62nd in health and
survival.
Overall, this year’s Global Gender Gap report found an improvement in
gender equality worldwide. It found that 105 countries have become
more equal since the index was first compiled in 2006.
Iran, in the sixth lowest position on this year’s index, is currently a
member of the U.N.’s Commission on the Status of Women, a 45-member
body that deals with gender equality and the advancement of women.
Iran was elected to the CSW last April for a second four-year term,
after no country opposed its candidacy .
In the four sub-indexes of the survey, Iran placed 139th out of the 142
countries in economic participation and opportunity; 135th in political
empowerment; 104th in educational attainment; and 89th in health and
survival.
Despite Iran’s poor performance in this and other measures of women’s
wellbeing, the regime insists that it – and Islam at large – treats women
fairly.
“Field of economic activities is open for women,” supreme leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in one of a series of women-related posts
on his official Twitter account earlier this month. “It’s against God’s
rule to keep them from economic activities in Islam’s name.”
“Thank God, our women are pioneers in many scientific fields today.
Girls shouldn’t be deprived from acquiring knowledge,” he said in
another tweet. “It is oppressive & anti-Islamic to prevent women from a
proper pursuit of education & acquiring knowledge & wisdom.”
Iran drew widespread criticism in recent days for hanging a woman
convicted of killing a man she claimed had tried to rape her.


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wah about india?deir antifeminism z second to none.

You are talking about muslims and you want only non-muslims to contribute. What are you scared of?

ginawest:
wah about india?deir antifeminism z second to none.

No they aren't anti feminism, they even worship female" gods", however they have very high rape incidents because of the high population of unemployed and muslims... .besides this is the result of a survey...

As christians, we should pray to God to change the heart of the bloodlusted retired general (BUHARI).

politricks:
You are talking about muslims and you want only non-muslims to contribute. What are you scared of?

I think it is to avoid The thread being thrown to the islamic section where it would die a natural death because muslims don't tolerate constructive criticism.

True and d pic below confirms d hatred muhammed laid down for his followers abt women

OREMUSSANCTUS:
True and d pic below confirms d hatred muhammed laid down for his followers abt women

Please oremussanctus can u remove that picture... it is unnecessary.