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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Australia |
Yes |
11 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
9 |
ECONOMIC |
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Fiji |
Yes |
61 |
46 |
60 |
75 |
79 |
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Kiribati |
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Marshall Islands |
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Micronesia/ Federated States of |
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Nauru |
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New Zealand |
Yes |
17 |
18 |
12 |
16 |
6 |
11 |
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Papua New Guinea |
126 |
129 |
86 |
107 |
100 |
91 |
VIOLENCE |
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Samoa |
102 |
70 |
77 |
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Solomon Islands |
125 |
118 |
109 |
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Tonga |
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Tuvalu |
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Vanuatu |
Yes |
119 |
116 |
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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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