Country with most female billionaires: Interesting facts on International Women's Day
Published: 2013 March 08 13:54:01 (2906 Views)
The United Nations instituted International Women's Day to commemorate the contribution of women in the socio-political sphere as well as in global peace and security.
International Women's Day can be traced back to the women's suffrage movement in the late nineteenth century.
Over two centuries, women achieved tremendous progress in every walk of life.
Yet in many pockets in the world women are still suppressed and demeaned.
Had it not been for women's emancipation, free thinking would be impossible because an educated woman can raise intelligent children, which in turn creates a self-reliant society.
Celebrate the spirit of womanhood with insightful, funny or even controversial quotes on International Women's Day.
Farrah Fawcett
God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met.
Charles Malik
The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world.
Faith Whittlesey
Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.
Barbara Bush
Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President's spouse. I wish him well!
Timothy Leary
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
Loretta Young
A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd. She is herself.
Melinda Gates
A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.
Louise Otto
The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves.
Mel Gibson
I love women. They're the best thing ever created. If they want to be like men and come down to our level, that's fine.
Ellen DeGeneres
I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon.
Joseph Conrad
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Margaret Thatcher
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.
Roseanne Barr
The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.
Coco Chanel
Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
As long as you know men are like children, you know everything!
On International Women’s Day, take a look at some surprising statistics.
The best place to be a woman
It’s Iceland. The country has claimed the top spot in the report since 2009.
Country with the smallest gender wage gap
Egypt, where women can expect to earn 82 cents for every dollar a man gets.
Country with the most female politicians
Rwanda. In the African country, as of February, women held 45 of the 80 seats in Parliament.
Country where women live the longest
Japan, where women can expect to live 87 years, compared with 79.2 for men in the country. In Afghanistan and Lesotho, the average girl won't live to see her 50th birthday.
Country most friendly to female billionaires
China. It has a “uniquely high” number of self-made women among its richest citizens.
Best country to pass off the vacuuming to the man in the house
Denmark. Women in the Scandanavian country do only about 50 minutes more of unpaid labour a day than men. Compare that to women in India, who are doing five hours more a day of unpaid labour than their male counterparts.
Country with most women in the work force
Burundi. 92 per cent of female citizens in Burundi have paid work – compared with 88 per cent of men.
Top country for women in positions of power
Jamaica, where there are more women than men serving as legislators, officials or managers (59 per cent vs. 41 per cent, according to the World Economic Forum).
Best place to be a female engineer
Estonia. Significant tuition incentives draw high-school graduates into fields such as engineering.
Female professional and technical workers outnumber men 68 per cent compared to 32 per cent.
Safest place to have a baby
Estonia. The maternal mortality rate, which includes death during pregnancy, childbirth, or 42 days after ending a pregnancy, is two deaths for every 100,000 births.
In Canada, the rate is 12 in 100,000 – the same as the U.K. and Denmark. In Chad, the most dangerous country, the rate is 1,100 in 100,000 live births.
Best place to stay at home with your kids
Germany. German mothers get 14 weeks off at 100 per cent of their wages.
Country with the most female Nobel laureates
The United States. In related news, the U.S. can also claim to the most Miss Universe titles. Guess which achievement gets the most attention?
Best place to buy your daughter a celebrity magazine
Israel. Last year, Israel banned the use of underweight models in local advertising, and passed a law requiring publications to disclose when models have been edited to appear thinner than they really are.
Country with the lowest rates of domestic violence
Georgia. The lifetime prevalence of sexual or physical abuse against a woman in Georgia is 5 per cent. In Ethiopia, the rates of violence against women by a partner is horrifically high: 71 per cent of women are physically or sexually abused over the course of their lives.
The land where women stay single the longest
French Polynesia. Polynesian women don't get married, on average, until the age of 33.
Top country to be a single mother
Norway. Only 4.1 per cent of children in single-parent families were deprived of quality of life measures, including being able to heat their homes properly, being able to afford a meal with meat every second day, and manage unexpected expenses.
- Quotationsabout/TheGlobeandmail
International Women's Day can be traced back to the women's suffrage movement in the late nineteenth century.
Over two centuries, women achieved tremendous progress in every walk of life.
Yet in many pockets in the world women are still suppressed and demeaned.
Had it not been for women's emancipation, free thinking would be impossible because an educated woman can raise intelligent children, which in turn creates a self-reliant society.
Celebrate the spirit of womanhood with insightful, funny or even controversial quotes on International Women's Day.
Farrah Fawcett
God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met.
Charles Malik
The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world.
Faith Whittlesey
Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.
Barbara Bush
Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President's spouse. I wish him well!
Timothy Leary
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
Loretta Young
A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd. She is herself.
Melinda Gates
A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.
Louise Otto
The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves.
Mel Gibson
I love women. They're the best thing ever created. If they want to be like men and come down to our level, that's fine.
Ellen DeGeneres
I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon.
Joseph Conrad
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Margaret Thatcher
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.
Roseanne Barr
The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.
Coco Chanel
Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
As long as you know men are like children, you know everything!
On International Women’s Day, take a look at some surprising statistics.
The best place to be a woman
It’s Iceland. The country has claimed the top spot in the report since 2009.
Country with the smallest gender wage gap
Egypt, where women can expect to earn 82 cents for every dollar a man gets.
Country with the most female politicians
Rwanda. In the African country, as of February, women held 45 of the 80 seats in Parliament.
Country where women live the longest
Japan, where women can expect to live 87 years, compared with 79.2 for men in the country. In Afghanistan and Lesotho, the average girl won't live to see her 50th birthday.
Country most friendly to female billionaires
China. It has a “uniquely high” number of self-made women among its richest citizens.
Best country to pass off the vacuuming to the man in the house
Denmark. Women in the Scandanavian country do only about 50 minutes more of unpaid labour a day than men. Compare that to women in India, who are doing five hours more a day of unpaid labour than their male counterparts.
Country with most women in the work force
Burundi. 92 per cent of female citizens in Burundi have paid work – compared with 88 per cent of men.
Top country for women in positions of power
Jamaica, where there are more women than men serving as legislators, officials or managers (59 per cent vs. 41 per cent, according to the World Economic Forum).
Best place to be a female engineer
Estonia. Significant tuition incentives draw high-school graduates into fields such as engineering.
Female professional and technical workers outnumber men 68 per cent compared to 32 per cent.
Safest place to have a baby
Estonia. The maternal mortality rate, which includes death during pregnancy, childbirth, or 42 days after ending a pregnancy, is two deaths for every 100,000 births.
In Canada, the rate is 12 in 100,000 – the same as the U.K. and Denmark. In Chad, the most dangerous country, the rate is 1,100 in 100,000 live births.
Best place to stay at home with your kids
Germany. German mothers get 14 weeks off at 100 per cent of their wages.
Country with the most female Nobel laureates
The United States. In related news, the U.S. can also claim to the most Miss Universe titles. Guess which achievement gets the most attention?
Best place to buy your daughter a celebrity magazine
Israel. Last year, Israel banned the use of underweight models in local advertising, and passed a law requiring publications to disclose when models have been edited to appear thinner than they really are.
Country with the lowest rates of domestic violence
Georgia. The lifetime prevalence of sexual or physical abuse against a woman in Georgia is 5 per cent. In Ethiopia, the rates of violence against women by a partner is horrifically high: 71 per cent of women are physically or sexually abused over the course of their lives.
The land where women stay single the longest
French Polynesia. Polynesian women don't get married, on average, until the age of 33.
Top country to be a single mother
Norway. Only 4.1 per cent of children in single-parent families were deprived of quality of life measures, including being able to heat their homes properly, being able to afford a meal with meat every second day, and manage unexpected expenses.
- Quotationsabout/TheGlobeandmail
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