ELITE DAILY: What it's like being a woman around the world

| Post written based on Elite Daily video

A group of journalists from Elite Daily interviewed eight women from eight different countries -China, India, Israel, USA, Sweden, Guatemala, Russia and Kenya - about the subject "What it's like being a woman around the world". 

The answer about the interview you will know now!


CHINA

"If you are 27 and unmarried, you're considered a "leftover" woman. Many have been pushing back at that label to enjoy being single. Over the last 20 years, the number of married women under 30 hás dropped from 95% to 77%."


INDIA

"Muslim women in India are fighting to abolish triple talaq, a law that allows muslim men to end a marriage instantly, by saying "I divorce you" three times in a row. Thay can also refuse to supply financial support."


ISRAEL

"Israel is one of the few coutries in the world with a mandatory military service requirement for women. Women have taken part in Israel's military since 1948."


UNITED STATES

"The US in the only nation in the developed world that doesn't require paid maternity leave."


SWEDEN

"Sweden is the second best country to be a working woman. About 35% of working women are in senior managerial positions, and all women receive 3 months of fully paid maternity leave."

GUATEMALA

"Gender-based violence is at epidemic levels, and two women are killed every day."


RUSSIA

"In the 90s, abortion was the main method of birth control, marking Russia's abortion rate one of the highest in the world. Contraceptives are now available at pharmacies, mostly without prescriptions."


KENYA

"Women's representation in government hás doubled in the last 10 years, going from 11,3% to 22,1%."

"I raise up my voice- 

not so I can shout, 

but so that those 

without a voice 

can be heard... 

We cannot succeed 

when half of us 

are held back."

- Malala Yousafzai

| All the informations of this post was taken from a video posted by ELITE DAILY on their Twitter account. Nothing was created by me, I only picked up the informations from the video and turned into a post.