scipsy:

The World Economic Forum released their 2011 Global Gender Gap Report:

[…] a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress. The Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health-based criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across regions and income groups, and over time. The rankings are designed to create greater awareness among a global audience of the challenges posed by gender gaps and the opportunities created by reducing them.

The best 20?

1.  Iceland
2.  Norway
3.  Finland
4.  Sweden
5.  Ireland
6.  New Zealand
7.  Denmark
8.  Philippines
9.  Lesotho
10.  Switzerland
11.  Germany
12.  Spain
13.  Belgium
14.  South Africa
15.  Netherlands
16.  United Kingdom
17.  United States
18.  Canada
19.  Latvia
20.  Cuba

Compared to the last year, the top 10 nations remain in the same position (except for Philippines and Lesotho that switched position). United States was 19°, United Kingdom was 15° and Germany was 13°. Italy, where I live, is 74° this year, the same of last year (at least we are not worse).

awww yeah finland