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Best and Worst States to be a Women in America
View Subnational Data State performance varied greatly in the United States, with top-ranking Massachusetts scoring more than four times better…
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Consistently low rates of women’s inclusion across Pakistan’s provinces
View Subnational Data In 2021, Pakistan again scored poorly on the WPS Index, ranking 167 of 170 countries, behind Iraq…
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Ongoing conflict in Afghanistan worsens local outcomes for women
View Subnational Data Afghanistan’s 34 provinces range in population from about half a million in Badghis to more than 5…
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A new lens on forced displacement
Forced displacement has moved up the global agenda as the number of displaced people has continued to rise, approaching 90…
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Southern India has best states for women
Southern India has best states for women. The top-performing states are clustered in the southern tip, while the worst performing…
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Commitment to the Beijing declaration is unrealized
Commitment to the Beijing declaration is unrealized. In 1995, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action generated political will and…
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Huge disparities in women’s equality in Nigeria
Huge disparities in women's equality in Nigeria. Nigeria is the most populous country and the largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa,…