US ranks 15th on new list of best countries for women
Being a women in the United States is not the best place to be in the world, according to a new ranking of countries.
Sweden tops the rankings of top countries for gender equality, followed by the Netherlands and Denmark. "But perhaps the strongest driver of outside views of a country are the internal perceptions among people who call the country home," she said."In Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, 95% of survey respondents agree that women should be entitled to the same rights as men, above the global average of about 90% and significantly higher than lows of about 80% in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Japan.
Among workers in the U.S. with a bachelor's degree, women earn 74 cents for every dollar men make, compared to 78 cents for those without a bachelor's degree according to U.S. Census Bureau data, a significant disparity as more women than ever are college-educated. Denmark, which ranked first both in best countries for women and best countries for raising kids, offers parents 52 weeks, or one year, of paid parental leave.
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