No3, January 2000
WomenAction 2000
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COUNTRIES |
Has National Plan of Action |
Has Ratified the Optional Protocol |
HDI Rank* |
GDI Rank* |
GEM Rank* |
Has Discriminatory Laws in the Following Areas (Source: Equality Now) |
A
D
A |
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1995 |
1999 |
1995 |
1999 |
1995 |
1999 |
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Antigua & Barbuda |
55 |
38 |
26 |
29 |
13 |
ECONOMIC |
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Bahamas |
26 |
31 |
11 |
27 |
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Barbados |
25 |
29 |
39 |
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Belize |
Yes |
29 |
83 |
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Dominica |
69 |
53 |
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Grenada |
67 |
52 |
83 |
25 |
57 |
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Guyana |
105 |
99 |
69 |
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Jamaica |
Yes |
52 |
82 |
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St. Kitts & Nevis |
Yes |
37 |
51 |
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St. Lucia |
Yes |
84 |
81 |
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St. Vincent & |
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Grenadines |
79 |
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Suriname |
77 |
64 |
64 |
60 |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
Yes |
39 |
46 |
44 |
15 |
24 |
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NORTH AMERICA Canada |
Yes |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
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United States of America |
Yes |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
PERSONAL |
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Number 1 is the top ranking, so the lower the number, the better the country's ranking
HDI: Human Development Index
GDI: Gender-Related Development Index
GEM: Gender Empowerment Measure
(UNDP Human DeveiopMent Report, i995 & 1999)
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