True or False. Women outlive men in almost every society.
True. The average life expectancy at birth for women is 79 years for men and 72 years for men.
Globally, women earn on average just what percentage of what men are paid for the same work?
50%
25%
70%
95%
Who is this?
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change.
Who is this? Hint: radioactivity
Marie Curie is celebrated for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her significant contribution to finding treatments for cancer.
Which country was the first in the world to ELECT a female head of state in 1980?
Germany
Iceland
England
Jamaica
Name 5 famous female athletes
Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Danica Patrick, Diana Taurasi, Martina Navratilova, Lisa Leslie, Nacy Lopez, Mia Hamm, Nadia Comaneci, etc.
Who is this? Hint: youngest-ever Nobel laureate
Malala Yousafzai is a world-renowned advocate for educations for girls and gender equality.
True or False. One woman has received more than one Nobel prize.
True. Marie Curie received the award for physics with her husband in 1903 and her second in chemistry in 1911.
What percent of countries worldwide send boys and girls to primary school at the same rates?
100%
25%
75%
50%
Name 5 female authors
Beatrix Potter, J.K. Rowling, Sudha Murty, Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, Beverly Cleary, Harper Lee, Meena Harris, Natalie Babbitt, etc.
As of 2022, women still cannot legally vote in which of these countries?
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Egypt
Nigeria
Name 5 female scientists
Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Ada Lovelace, Dorothy Hodgkin, Katherine Johnson, Rachel Carson, Chien-Shiung Wu, Lise Meitner, Barbara McClintock, etc.
True or False. As of 2019, there were more women than men in the world.
False. For the first time since 1960, 2019 UN estimates showed there are 101.7 men for every 100 women.
What was the first nation/territory to formally allow women to vote in elections in 1893?
New Zealand
Russia
Portugal
USA