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After I read Sonja’s blog entry on gender equality in Turkey, I decided to look at the Global Gender Gap Report, so in this entry, I will share my thoughts about it. Firstly, though I didn’t guess Iceland for the #1 spot, I did think of European, especially the Nordic countries, to have been placed at the top places. Iceland’s triumph was not surprising; however, I did see something that not just got me by surprise, but it actually shocked me!
As you take a good look at the rankings, you will see that most African and other developing countries that are much poorer and troubled than Turkey, place really high on the chart- specifically higher than Turkey. I never thought that would be the case! In the chart, Lesotho is #10, Trinidad&Tobago #19, Mozambique #26, Namibia #32 and finally, we come to Turkey which places at number 129(out of 134 countries!!! )
When I saw these results, I was at a loss for words. One might ask, “How could this be?” Well, I guess it is time for the Turkish society to examine itself. “WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH US?!?”---this is the question that the society needs to be asking and there is no need to be polite about it.
After I read Sonja’s blog entry on gender equality in Turkey, I decided to look at the Global Gender Gap Report, so in this entry, I will share my thoughts about it. Firstly, though I didn’t guess Iceland for the #1 spot, I did think of European, especially the Nordic countries, to have been placed at the top places. Iceland’s triumph was not surprising; however, I did see something that not just got me by surprise, but it actually shocked me!
As you take a good look at the rankings, you will see that most African and other developing countries that are much poorer and troubled than Turkey, place really high on the chart- specifically higher than Turkey. I never thought that would be the case! In the chart, Lesotho is #10, Trinidad&Tobago #19, Mozambique #26, Namibia #32 and finally, we come to Turkey which places at number 129(out of 134 countries!!! )
When I saw these results, I was at a loss for words. One might ask, “How could this be?” Well, I guess it is time for the Turkish society to examine itself. “WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH US?!?”---this is the question that the society needs to be asking and there is no need to be polite about it.
