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The Worst Places on Earth for Women

By Jihan Thompson
While some of the world's 3.3. billion females are running governments and Fortune 500 companies, there are still places where women are systematically repressed and tortured. What are some of the worst? Take a look. Then visit house.gov/writerep and get them on your congressional representatives' radar.

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The Worst Places for Women

world, news the worst places in the world for women PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Girls get just five years of formal education before going to work. They are four times more likely than men to contract HIV.

The Worst Places for Women

world, news the worst places in the world for women HAITI: Nearly 50 percent of women in the capital\'s shantytown, Cité Soleil, have beensexually assaulted - not surprising when you consider that rape was criminalized only three years ago.

The Worst Places for Women

world, news the worst places in the world for women NEPAL: The female literacy rate is at 35 percent; if girls aren\'t married off in their teens, there\'s a good chance they\'ll be sold by their families to sex traffickers.

The Worst Places for Women

world, news the worst places in the world for women SIERRA LEONE: This is the worst place to be a woman, according to the Human Development Report. Only 24 percent of women are literate, and one in eight die during pregnancy or childbirth. Life expectancy is 43.

The Worst Places for Women

world, news the worst places in the world for women AFGHANISTAN: A woman dies during childbirth every half-hour, the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. Domestic violence is endemic; 87 percent of Afghan women have been assaulted by a family member.

The Worst Places for Women

world, news the worst places in the world for women NIGER: Only 4 percent of women have access to contraceptives, and 67 percent of births happen without a health professional on hand.

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