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The global picture

We’ve tried to give you a glimpse into the lives of families across the globe. There are hundreds of countries we could include, but that would immobilize you. Sweden is included so that you don’t give up and go eat ten pints of Ben & Jerry’s. As you read, think about the increased involvement of women in global collaboration, whether that is through sanctioned political policy or non-governmental organizations, and how that will improve these statistics in the coming decades. Learn more about life expectancy, education, political representation by women and more.

Brazil

China Guatemala
Haiti India Iraq
Laos Russia Rwanda
Sweden Thailand United States

This section was compiled from the following sources:

  • America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2005 (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics)
  • Family Care International
  • The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS
  • NetAid
  • State of the World's Mothers Report 2006 (Save the Children)
  • The World FactBook
  • UNESCO Institute for Statistics
  • UNICEF
  • Who Graduates? Who Doesn't?: A Statistical Portrait of Public High School Graduation, Class of 2001 (Urban Institute)
  • The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics (United Nations)