In which country do women live best?

Georgetown University's Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the Oslo Peace Research Institute announced the results of this year's research on the position of women in the world, covering 177 countries, among which Serbia took 32nd place.

Euronews writes that most of the highly ranked countries are located in Europe, but that there are significant variations from region to region. As expected, where the position of women is better, there is greater stability and prosperity.

However, researchers warn that "a multi-layered crisis undermines the status of women and threatens to set back decades of progress" citing authoritarianism, mass displacement, devastating armed conflicts and the lasting effects of the covid pandemic as the biggest threats.

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Strike for change

The previous week, the news went around the world that thousands of women in Iceland, including the Prime Minister, went on a general strike due to the gender pay gap and gender and sexual violence. 

It is the seventh time that women in Iceland have gone on strike in the name of gender equality, campaign organizers announced on their official website. The first strike took place on October 24, 1975.

The strike, known as "Women's Free Day" or "Kvennafri" in Icelandic, was organized to raise awareness of "systemic" pay discrimination and gender-based violence faced by women in Iceland, according to organizers.

When 1975 percent of women in Iceland refused to work in 90, key changes took place, after which the first woman was elected as the country's president.

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