1. Examining Gender Inequalities GEOGRAPHY H 09-23-11 Riana Matera – Shelly Kim – SeoYeonChoi

2. Countries Best Worst Iceland The United States Canada Australia Sweden Afghanistan Somalia Iraq Nepal Sudan

3. GNP Australia

4. GNP Afghanistan

5. Culture Australia Afghanistan Countries diversity Religious Freedom Respect Islamic Country Ethnic Relations Marriage

6. Status Australia Afghanistan Child Care Women’s Voice Preventing Violence Taliban Control Restriction: no access Public discrimination

7. Education Australia Afghanistan 54.8% - Tertiary 47.5% - vocational education and training courses 12.6% - literate Religion X

8. Birth Ratios Australia (2010) Afghanistan (2010)

9. Health Australia Afghanistan Maternal death rate- 95 reported in 2000-2002 Maternal death rate- 6000 per 10000 women

10. Empowerment Australia Afghanistan

11. EMPLOYMENT Australia Afghanistan 49/100 (CIA world fact book) 5.3% unemployment rate for men 5.3% unemployment rate for women Australian Bureau of Statistics 180/199 (CIA world fact book Overall 40% unemployed (CIA world fact book) most of the 40% are women

12. Life Expectancy Australia

13. Life Expectancy Afghanistan

14. Family Size Australia Afghanistan 3.1 per household 1.8 births per woman 7.4 per household 5.8 births per woman

15. Migration Australia Afghanistan Net Migration Rata: 6.03 migrants/1,000 Net Migration Rate: 3.31 migrants/1,000

16. Legal Rights Australia Afghanistan Democratic Rights Fair Treatment Human Rights Seats in Government Taliban Rule (1996-2001) Rural Areas = Few Rights

17. facts Every 30 minutes, an Afghan womandiesduring childbirth 87 percent of Afghan women are illiterate 30 percent of women have access to education in Afghanistan 1 in every 3 Afghan women experience physical, psychological or sexual violence 44 years is the average life expectancy rate for women in Afghanistan 70 to 80 percent of women face forced marriages in Afghanistan

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