Word: genderism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...wintry setting, while the meticulous framing of Oskar and Eli, isolated side-by-side in the windows of their neighboring apartments, highlights the duality of their respective natures. There are also a few purposefully understated moments which lend the film some surprising subtexts, one of which revolves around gender and is sure to have audiences talking after the film ends. “Let the Right One In” is a difficult film that defies genre conventions and disallows any allegorizing. It’s also incredibly heartfelt and deeply moving. The popularity of Stephenie Meyer?...
...Global Gender Gap Report, an annual index created by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, tracks how equitably nations allocate their resources to men and women and creates a benchmark for “national gender gaps on economic, political, education- and health-based criteria...
...world of lower fertility and less demand for human [strength],” Hausmann said, “the gender difference is eroding. So gradually we see women take on more equal roles in society...
...greater standing women have, the more everyone benefits: Industrialized countries can still grow their economies substantially by elevating women. Closing the employment gender gap "would have huge economic implications for the developed economies, boosting US GDP by as much as 9%, Eurozone GDP by as much as 13% and Japanese GDP by as much as 16%," according to the report...
...highest ranked Latin American country. Guatemala's gap widened considerably, with the country falling from #61 in 2007 to #113 in 2008. Israel had the highest score in the Middle East, with Kuwait coming in second for the region and Yemen - which has closed just 47% of its gender gap - coming in last at #130 overall. Only two African countries are in the top 20, Lesotho #16 and Mozambique #18; big drops in ranks were seen in Zambia, Angola, Ethiopia, Benin and Chad...