Internat'l gender equality: how the U.S. fails

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If you imagine countries where women and girls have it the worst, the United States probably doesn't come to mind. But the US lags behind in many ways, sometimes in principle; other times in practice. And some of those may surprise you. For instance: The Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the UN in 1979. It's considered an "international bill of rights for women." It promises to end discrimination, establish equality and fight against violence. Nearly all the 193 member states of the United Nations have ratified it. Only seven haven't: Iran, Palau, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tonga. And, you guessed it -- the United States. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Countries which do better than the US in some arenas include Afghanistan, Rwanda, India, Egypt, Iran, Thailand, Bolivia, and Bangladesh.

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