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ASTANA – Kazakhstan was recently ranked 30th out of 144 countries in gender equality, according to a new report by the non-profit Save the Children. The ranking places Kazakhstan ahead of countries such as the U.S., Japan, Hungary, Slovakia and Montenegro.
The rating estimates situations in different states of the world that impact the wellbeing of girls. The ratings examine five main factors: child marriage, maternal mortality, adolescent fertility, female representation in parliament or congress and lower-secondary school completion.
It is often assumed that wealthy countries score high in those …read more
Source: The Astana Times
