Women in the World Study Guide

Female infanticide and aborting female fetuses are 2 ways that son preference is evident. What are 2 other ways that girls once born are neglected?

1. neglect-feeding less 2. withholding medical attention

In Rwanda, women represent __% of elected officials in government, the highest percentage in the world.

49%

The USA has approximately what percentage of the total population living in deprivation?

10-29%

In countries like South Korea, China, and India, the sex ratio is approximately ___ boys to as few as ___ girls.

100, 80

Women represent what percentage of parliment world-wide in 2007?

17%

What is the average percentage of women respresented in government world-wide?

17.4%

In the USA, _% of women are agricultural landowners as of the early 2000s

9%

Which continent has the greatest numbers of total population living in deprivation?

Africa

Which continent ranks the lowest?

Africa

Which continent has the most recent dates for women winning the right to vote?

Africa and the Middle East, but for a continent as a whole I think it would be Africa

What country has the lowest life expectancy for women? In this country, women live on average ___ years.

Botswana, 33

What is Yemen's restrictions for women?

By law a wife must obey her husband; she must live iwht him at the places stipulated by him, consummate the marriage, & not leave home w/o his consent

What country has the highest life expectancy for women? In this country, women live on average ___ years.

Hong Kong and Japan, 86

Which three continents rank highest in the Gender Development Index & the Gender Gap Index?

North America, Australia, & Europe

Women are denied the right to vote in which country?

Saudi Arabia

What is the practice of seclusion?

Women are restricted in their public movements, & often strictly cloistered in the home. In many of these countries, seclusion is practiced only among some religious groups.

In most countries, women have an average life expectancy ______ than their male counterparts.

higher

In many agrarian cultures, women typically work the fields and prepare/harvest the food, but cannot own the _____.

land

What does the yellow dot on Map for Son Preference indicate?

widespread use of prenatal sex selection techniques and selective abortions of female fetuses.