Ranking of best Asian countries for women to live and work

A study by  BAV Consulting, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. News & World Report, provides a ranking of the best places for women to live and work.

To score countries, they looked at the following attributes:

1. Cares about human rights
2. Gender equality
3. Income equality
4. Safety
5. Progressiveness

The Nordic countries fared best in the ranking. Pakistan and Algeria, were ranked as the two worst countries for women to live and work.

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Here are the top 20 countries globally for women to live and work:

1. Denmark
2. Sweden
3. Canada
4. Netherlands
5. Australia
6. New Zealand
7. Germany
8. United Kingdom
9. Luxembourg
10. Austria
11. France
12. Ireland
13. United States
14. Japan
15. Spain
16. Italy
17. Portugal
18. Singapore
19. Czech Republic
20. China

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Rankings of Asian countries, for women to live and work:

• South Korea – 23
• Malaysia – 35
• Thailand – 36
• Philippines – 41
• Vietnam – 43
•  India – 44
• Indonesia – 50