http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/16/us/american-women-world-rankings/index.html
Mothers of newborns are guaranteed paid leave in 188 countries, the WORLD Policy Analysis Center reports. Only nine countries do not. Guess which one is among them? The United States. The others: Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Suriname and Tonga. When it comes to paychecks, the United States ranks 65th in wage equality for similar work, according to a World Economic Forum study of 142 countries. Among the dozens of countries where women are better off, according to this measure, are the United Arab Emirates and Norway, the Kyrgyz Republic and Canada, Egypt, Iceland, Japan, Botswana, Honduras and Ethiopia.
These studies are very alarming. They show that, although we have come a long way, the feminist movement still has many strides to make. In part, I believe this phenomena can be attributed to second generation gender bias, because the culture in the US has been the pursuit of the American dream with gender roles. This creates a sort of internalized sexism that we need to work against as a society. Clinton's run for president is a great stride in this direction
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