Women in the World Study Guide Questions - Test #1

property

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

higher

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

9%

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

Africa

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

Africa

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

Africa

Which continent ranks the lowest?

North America, Europe, Australia

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

100 boys to 80 girls

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

feeding them less or avoiding medical attention

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

49%

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

10-29%

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

Hong Kong, 86

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

Botswana, 33

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

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

What does the yellow dot on Map for Son Preference (13) indicate?

By law a wife must obey her husband; she must live with him at the place stipulated by him, consummate the marriage, and not leave the home without his consent.

What is Yemen's restrictions for women?

17.4%

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

Women are restricted in their public movements, and often strictly cloistered (sheltered) in the home.

What is the practice of seclusion?

Saudi Arabie

Women are denied the right to vote in which country?

17%

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