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Journalism of Courage
A poll has found India the worst country (among the G20 economies) for women to live in. Here is how the Thomson Reuters Foundation poll went
370 Gender specialists were polled on their perception of womens living conditions in 19 G20 economies
19th Indias final ranking,based on weighted scores given to various aspects. Canada is top,Saudi Arabia bottom
18th Indias overall ranking,as given by those polled,better than Saudi Arabia’s. This ranking was factored into the calculation for the final ranking
19th Indias ranking in four of the areas surveyed quality of health,freedom from violence,access to resources,freedom from trafficking/slavery
18th India in terms of workplace opportunities as well as access to resources,better than Saudi Arabia,where women aren’t even allowed to drive
17th Ranking given to India in terms of womens participation in politics,ahead only of China and Saudi Arabia
44.5% Indian girls married before age of 18 (International Center for Research on Women,2010)
56,000 Maternal deaths in 2010 (UN Population Fund)
52% Indian women think its justifiable for a man to beat his wife (UNICEF,2012)
