Some of the best countries for women include Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada, and Iceland. These countries have low rates of gender-based violence, high levels of education and healthcare, and robust laws that protect women's rights.
France. France ranks directly behind Sweden with a 30% of women claiming that they are feminist. Sharing many of the societal safety nets as Sweden, French women benefit from a standard of living that allows for a sense of parity in the country.
Australia is ranked 43rd for gender equality internationally. 3.9% are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
Switzerland. Switzerland, officially called the Swiss Confederation, is a small country in Central Europe made up of 16,000 square miles of glacier-carved Alps, lakes and valleys. It's one of the world's wealthiest countries, and has been well-known for centuries for its neutrality.
RWANDA: The Only Country in the World Where Dominated by Women.
Countries that are considered feminine cultures are Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, and Costa Rica. According to Hofstede, "Femininity stands for a society in which social gender roles overlap: Both men and women are supposed to be modest, tender, and concerned with the quality of life."
On average, women earn 77 cents for every dollar earned by men. At the current rate, it is estimated that it will take 257 years to close the global gender pay gap. In 2020, the European Union had the highest gender pay gap in Latvia at 22.3% and the lowest in Luxembourg at 0.7%.
A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men and vice versa. By comparison, Denmark was considered the most gender equal country worldwide that same year.
In a study by the International Labour Organization (ILO), researchers studied the male-to-female ratio of big business managers in countries around the world and found that Togo led the pack with more than 70 per cent of all managerial positions filled by women, closely followed by Nigeria and Jordan.
Australia's Safety from the State score of 7.9 out of 10 suggests that a significant number of people are not safe from one or more of the following: arbitrary arrest, torture and ill-treatment, forced disappearance, execution or extrajudicial killing.
Australia ranks third freest economy in the world according to The Index of Economic Freedom. Australia ranks third in the 2021 Index of Economic Freedom, which measures the degree of economic freedom in all countries.
Violence against Women
One in three Australian women will experience violence in an intimate relationship, and one in five women have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. Additionally, domestic violence is the biggest cause of homelessness for Australian women. This isn't about strangers.
Sweden. The stunning Scandinavian nation of Sweden is known for surreal forests, coastal islands, glittering lakes and glacial mountains. It is also known for being home to the most beautiful women in the world.
Denmark is the least feminist nation in the world, global survey finds.
Iceland. According to the World Economic Forum, Iceland is the most egalitarian country in the world when taking into account all measurable parameters: gender equality, economic, social, educational ...
Japan has the widest gender pay gap in the Group of Seven, with Japanese women in 2020 on average earning about 75 percent as much as men for full-time work.
Gender pay gap reporting
In 2021, 78% of reporting employers stated that median hourly pay was higher for men than for women in their organisation, while 13% of employers stated median hourly pay was higher for women. 9% stated that median hourly pay was the same for women as for men.
Based on a comparison of 178 countries in 2022, Qatar ranked the highest in male population as a percentage of total population with 75.7% followed by United Arab Emirates and Oman. On the other end of the scale was Russia with 45.7%, Ukraine with 45.8% and Latvia with 45.8%.
The number of men and women in the world is roughly equal, though men hold a slight lead with 102 men for 100 women (in 2020). More precisely, out of 1,000 people, 504 are men (50.4%) and 496 are women (49.6%).
The report listed the Philippines among the five countries that have achieved full parity in political and economic leadership – with women legislators, senior officials and managers. Other countries with the same achievement are Laos, Bahamas, Colombia, and Jamaica.