1. The BEST and WORST Places for Women to Live

2. THE BEST VS. THE WORST
GERMANY
SOMALIA
3. Categories
HEALTH
EDUCATION
RELIGION/CULTURE
POLITICS
4. HDR and GEM
5. UNICEF:GERMANY
UNICEF:SOMALIA
6. 7. Maternal Mortality
8. Religion/Culture
SOMALIA
GERMANY
95% of Girls face genital mutilation, mostly between 4 and 11
FGM is used to make sure that girls remain virgins.
Infertility is usually caused by this practice.
90% Muslim
65% of the population in Germany is Christian.
9. Politics
Somalia
GERMANY
Since the overthrow of Mohamed SiadeBarre in 1991, there has been no effective government.
Somalia has been in conflict for over 20 years
7.5% of Parliament seats are held by woman
Around 1.4 million people, mostly women and children, are displaced within Somalia after being forced to flee their homes.
Germany now has a German Chancellor: Angela Merkel
Abortion legalized
Legislation passed in 1977 granted Women equal rights in Marriage
German Pro-NatalistPolicies.
10. In Conclusion
Primary Sources
Somalia: MaryanQasim, Somalias Woman Minister
Germany: ManuellaSchwesig, Deputy Leader of the Social Democrats
11. Citations
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/06/15/idINIndia-57704520110615
http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/womens-rights/dangerpoll/
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/Worldswomen/WW2010pub.htm
http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table4_reprint.pdf
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2007/9789241596213_eng.pdf
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/somalia_statistics.html
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/germany_statistics.html
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/ency/blwh_germany_women.htm