11 Worst Countries for Gender Equality

3. Syria

Final rank: 143

Economic participation and opportunity: 144

Educational attainment: 103

Health and survival: 102

Political empowerment: 130

Possibly one of the most dangerous countries for women, Syria, ranked as 145th, which is a fall compared to 2006 when it occupied 115th place. Economy and politics are two areas in which gender-based disparities are the most evident. As in other low-performing countries, women are underrepresented at all levels in these two areas. They don’t participate equally in the labor force and occupy only a fraction of leading positions in business and politics. On the other side, in the areas of education and health Syria obtained scores above the average. Despite this, female population in Syria is under constant threat from ISIS extremists who regularly abduct and enslave Syrian women.

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