Top 10 Best Countries for Gender Equality

20/03/2006 by BBC
BBC has put together a list of the Top 10 Best Countries for Gender Equality. Check out the list below.
1

Sweden

Sweden
SwedenSweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe ***


2

Norway

Norway
NorwayNorway, officially the Kingdom of Norway , is a country in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula ***


3

Iceland

Iceland
IcelandIceland, officially the Republic of Iceland is a country of northwestern Europe, comprising the island of Iceland and its outlying islets in the North Atlantic Ocean between the rest of Europe and Greenland ***


4

Denmark

Denmark
DenmarkDenmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark is the southernmost and geographically smallest of the five Nordic countries if its offshore territories are excluded, and the largest if they are included ***


5

Finland

Finland
FinlandFinland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in Northern Europe ***


6

New Zealand

New Zealand
New ZealandNew Zealand ***


7

Canada

Canada
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, and is the world's second largest country by total area ***


8

United Kingdom

United Kingdom
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country to the north-west of mainland Europe ***


9

Germany

Germany
GermanyGermany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in West-central Europe ***


10

Australia

Australia
AustraliaThe Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania and a number of other islands in the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans ***