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Women’s Issues
The Stats
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QUESTION 1QUESTION 1
What is the most common cancer among women?A. Lung
B. Stomach
C. Colon
D. Breast
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ANSWERANSWER
BREAST CANCER (second: lung, third: stomach, fourth: colon/rectum, fifth: cervix)
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QUESTION 2QUESTION 2
What percentage of elected Canadian officials is female?
A. 20%
B. 35%
C. 50%
D. 65%
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ANSWERANSWER
20%
(This figure is based on the latest
statistic from 2002.)
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QUESTION 3QUESTION 3
In what subjects of study do women continue to be dramatically under represented?
A. English, history, and geography
B. science, technology and engineering
C. algebra, calculus and trigonometry
D. marketing, business and accounting
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ANSWERANSWER
Science, technology and engineering
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QUESTION 4QUESTION 4
Of the world’s poor, what percentage are women?
A. 90%
B. 70%
C. 50%
D. 30%
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ANSWERANSWER
70%
(“More so than men, women lack the resources either to stave off poverty in the first place, or
to climb out of poverty – they have limited ownership of income, property, and credit. Women not only bear the brunt of poverty,
they bear the brunt of ‘managing’ poverty as providers and caretakers of their families.”)
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QUESTION 5QUESTION 5
On average, Canadian women who are full-year, full-time workers earn approximately ____% percent less on average than men.
A. 0% - women earn the same as men
B. 10%
C. 20%
D. 30%
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ANSWERANSWER
30%
(The most current statistics available from Statistics Canada are from 2003; they indicate that on average, the full-year, full-time wage
gap is 29.5% There is no country in which women are paid the same as men.)
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QUESTION 6QUESTION 6
The most recent study by labour analysts calculated that stay-at-home mothers are
worth a salary of:
A. Over $50,000 a year
B. Over $80,000 a year
C. Over $120,000 a year
D. Over $160,000 a year
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ANSWERANSWER
Over $160,000
(The actual figure was $164,337. This estimate takes into account the average stay-at-home mom’s job responsibilities, number of hours worked and frequency of time spent on
specific tasks)
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QUESTION 7QUESTION 7
On which continent can we find the ten lowest-ranking countries on the United Nations’
Gender Development Index?
A. Asia
B. South America
C. Africa
D. Europe
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ANSWERANSWER
Africa
(Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic
(CAR), Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique)
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QUESTION 8QUESTION 8
An estimated _______________ women are trafficked into the USA each year in the
illegal global sex trade.
A. 500
B. 5000
C. 50,000
D. 500,000
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ANSWERANSWER
50,000
(These women range in age from 5 to 15. In addition to the illegal global sex trade, an
estimated 150,000 women are advertised each year in mail-order bride bureaus and
catalogues – there are 250 mail-order bride companies in the U.S. alone.)
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QUESTION 9QUESTION 9
In Canada, the government funds maternity leave benefits. How many of the United
States have publicly mandated maternity pay?
A. 5
B. 15
C. 25
D. All 50
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ANSWERANSWER
5
(This has been a recent development; in 1998, no states offered publicly mandated maternity pay. Fewer than 4% of employers in the U.S.
voluntarily offer maternity pay to their female employees)
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QUESTION 10QUESTION 10
Which form of cosmetic procedure has seen a 2,356% increase since 1997?
A. Nose reshaping
B. Breast augmentation
C. Liposuction
D. Botulinum injection (“Botox”)
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ANSWERANSWER
Botulinum injection (BOTOX)
(Breast augmentation has increased 114% and liposuction has increased 118%)
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QUESTION 11QUESTION 11
In 1900, women were invited to participate for the first time in the modern Olympics. In
what sports were they permitted to compete?
A. tennis, croquet, golf & yachting
B. track & field, gymnastics, basketball & swimming
C. triathlon, softball, volleyball & marathon
D. synchronized swimming, ballroom dancing & basket weaving
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ANSWERANSWER
Tennis, croquet, golf and yachting
(Track & field introduced in 1928, gymnastics in 1936, volleyball in 1964, marathon in 1984,
softball in 1996 and triathlon in 2000)
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QUESTION 12QUESTION 12
What region of the world is notable for its low rates of marriage (1 in every 5 women aged
45 and over has never been married)?
A. Indonesia
B. Middle East
C. Caribbean
D. Scandinavia
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ANSWERANSWER
Caribbean
(Belize, Jamaica, Montserrat, French Martinique, Dutch Antilles, Grenada, Trinidad &
Tobago, Barbados, Dominica, French Guadeloup, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis,
St. Vincent)
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QUESTION 13QUESTION 13
In what year did Canada open its first shelter for battered women?
A. 1985
B. 1972
C. 1959
D. 1946
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ANSWERANSWER
1972
(China did not open its first shelter for battered women until 1996.)
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QUESTION 14QUESTION 14
Of the billion people in the world who are illiterate, how many are women?
A. 44%
B. 55%
C. 66%
D. 77%
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ANSWERANSWER
66%
(The good news is that worldwide illiteracy rates are steadily declining.)
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QUESTION 15QUESTION 15
In what country must a woman obtain her husband’s permission before accepting a job
or opening a bank account?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Democratic Republic of Congo
C. China
D. Venezuela
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ANSWERANSWER
Democratic Republic of Congo
(In Saudia Arabia, women are not allowed to drive cars or ride bicycles. In Venezuela, a man
who is guilty of raping a woman can avoid punishment by marrying her.)
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QUESTION 16QUESTION 16
When was the birth control pill legalized in Canada?
A. 1959
B. 1969
C. 1979
D. 1949
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ANSWERANSWER
1969
(Japan did not legalize the Pill until 1999)
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QUESTION 17QUESTION 17
Out of Canada’s top 500 companies, how many are run by women?
A. 10
B. 50
C. 125
D. 250
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ANSWERANSWER
10
(This information comes from a 1999 study. At that time, women held only 12% of corporate officer positions, and only 3% of the highest
positions)
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QUESTION 18QUESTION 18
Until 2002, women in this country had to undergo a gynecological exam to qualify for
a driver’s license:
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Rwanda
C. Lithuania
D. Canada
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ANSWERANSWER
Lithuania
(“The law was based on a medical assumption that certain “women’s diseases” could cause sufficient pain to inhibit driving.” Note that
women in Saudi Arabia are still not permitted to have a license.)
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QUESTION 19QUESTION 19
Name a country that has not signed the United Nations’ Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW):
A. Iran
B. United States of America
C. Afghanistan
D. Sweden
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ANSWERANSWER
Iran
(Interestingly, both “b” and “c” have signed but have not yet ratified.)
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QUESTION 20QUESTION 20
How many women in the world today have undergone female genital mutilation?
A. At least 3 million
B. At least 13 million
C. At least 30 million
D. At least 130 million
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ANSWERANSWER
At least 130 million
(Another 2 million are at risk of such mutilation each year.)
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