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Title: US = 10th Worst Country for Women
Post by: Ben on July 25, 2019, 10:58:48 AM: I mean, come on. All you can do is look at their map, see all the unnumbered countries in certain parts of the world, and laugh. Or maybe cry.

https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2019/07/25/worlds-greatest-thinkers-run-with-thoroughly-debunked-conclusion-that-the-us-is-the-10th-worst-country-for-women/
Title: Re: US = 10th Worst Country for Women
Post by: WLJ on July 25, 2019, 11:06:52 AM: Fake news, fake studies.
Title: Re: US = 10th Worst Country for Women
Post by: MechAg94 on July 25, 2019, 11:28:40 AM: I find it odd that India is the worst below all those Muslim countries.

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Title: Re: US = 10th Worst Country for Women
Post by: MikeB on July 25, 2019, 11:47:44 AM: Quote from: MechAg94 on July 25, 2019, 11:28:40 AM
I find it odd that India is the worst below all those Muslim countries.

A large part of India is majority Muslim. Having spent some time there, I could agree it isn’t the most free place to be a woman, but I think these ratings need to be looked at with a truckload if salt.
Title: Re: US = 10th Worst Country for Women
Post by: WLJ on July 25, 2019, 12:14:50 PM: For their sample set of 10 they basically just hand picked the 9 worst counties and then threw in the US as 10th. Surprise, surprise, surprise, the US came out as the 10th worst. Similar to what they do in many global warming studies.
Title: Re: US = 10th Worst Country for Women
Post by: griz on July 25, 2019, 01:15:47 PM: It sounds believable to me. It would explain why most American women are so eager to move to those nine countries, if only those nasty men would let them.
Title: Re: US = 10th Worst Country for Women
Post by: 230RN on July 25, 2019, 01:33:56 PM: Experimental / sampling artifact. Only American women typically have the opportunity to actually bitch about their supposed "plight," thereby skewing the rankings.

I've seen that before and I'm starting to call it "The Mascara Factor."

Hey, I'm not being anti-feminist ! I'm being pro-scientist by hunting down possible extraneous variables in the 'sperimental model.

Terry, 230RN
Title: Re: US = 10th Worst Country for Women
Post by: HankB on July 25, 2019, 04:59:40 PM: Post that on liberal college campuses, and lefty women will probably be falling over themselves to move to wonderful places like Libya, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Iran, Rwanda, Burundi, and a host of others that DIDN'T make this Top 10 worst list . . . >:D
Title: Re: US = 10th Worst Country for Women
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on July 25, 2019, 06:05:58 PM: Quote from: HankB on July 25, 2019, 04:59:40 PM
Post that on liberal college campuses, and lefty women will probably be falling over themselves to move to wonderful places like Libya, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Iran, Rwanda, Burundi, and a host of others that DIDN'T make this Top 10 worst list . . . >:D

*snort*

And miss the continued opportunity to bitch about how "oppressed" they are?

You forget, woman like to complain. It's what we do and if we can't find legitimate to complain about, we'll make something up.
Title: Re: US = 10th Worst Country for Women
Post by: HankB on July 25, 2019, 09:03:08 PM: Quote from: BlueStarLizzard on July 25, 2019, 06:05:58 PM
*snort*

And miss the continued opportunity to bitch about how "oppressed" they are?

You forget, woman like to complain. It's what we do and if we can't find legitimate to complain about, we'll make something up.
Not a problem - in the countries I mentioned (and many others!) left-wing women will discover they have plenty to complain about. >:D ;)