Women's Issues
The country with the most girls out of school is -
a) Nigeria b) Ethiopia c) Iran d) Afghanistan
Women's History Month is celebrated during this month, and the day is...
What is March 8th
First women to win a Nobel Peace Prize and for her work on radioactivity
Who is Marie Curie
The first female Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris?
Wrote Pride and Prejudice
Who is Jane Austen
__% of female youths are literate compared to 90% of men.
a) 50% b) 65% c) 70% d) 82%
What is 82%
This fund was established by a famous Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner working to enroll girls in developing countries in 12-year schooling.
What is the Malala Fund?
This primatologist is known for her work with chimpanzees.
Who is Jane Goodall
US first lady that was very active in politics, and advocated for human rights
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
This author wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who is Harper Lee
The world average for women in the workforce in 2022 is ... compared to 80% for men.
a) 7% b) 60.15% c) 88.72% d) 39.49%
What is d) 39.49%
This country first formally gave all women the right to vote in 1893.
What is New Zealand?
This microbiologist discovered the structure of DNA.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
One of the most powerful women in the world as an EU leader. 13th and current president of the European Commission.
Who is Ursula von der Leyen?
Who is Margret Atwood
In 2022, UNESCO-UIS reported that this percentage of girls of upper secondary age were out of school.
a) 3% b) 19% c) 47% d) 35%
What is 47%
According to the Women, Peace and Security Index, this country is the safest for women.
a) Denmark b) Colombia c) Spain d) Japan
What is Denmark?
This computer scientist was a pioneer of software engineering and naval programming
Who is Grace Hopper?
One of the most powerful women in Indian history. Former two-time Prime Minister of India assassinated in 1980.
Who is Indira Gandhi?
The author of the first nonfiction best seller by an African American woman
What country has the highest gender pay gap (reported), with women being paid 31.2% for the same labour as men.
a) U.S. b) Kenya c) South Korea d) U.K.
What is c) South Korea
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women was established in this year
Who developed a scoring system that is still used to this day to evaluate the health of newborns?
Who is Virginia Apgar
The "Iron Lady" and first female prime minister of the U.K.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
This woman wrote the first science fiction book
Who is Mary Shelley