11 Worst Countries for a Woman to Live in

3. Syria

Taking into consideration the current situation in Syria one wouldn’t exactly expect gender equality to be found here, especially with as much territory as it has been won by ISIS. Therefore, Syria is on the 143^rd spot out of 145 countries, with a score of 0.568.

Due to the war, sexual violence and discrimination have grown common, and rape is often being used as a tool of war. The social norms regarding what is acceptable behavior and what isn’t have also changed and there’s a lot more pressure on the women nowadays.

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