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Why nations that fail women fail

The Economist 642,093 2 months ago
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Nations that subjugate women tend to be more unstable and violent. Here's why. Video supported by @mishcon_de_reya 00:00 - Why nations that fail women, fail 00:55 - South Sudan: deadly cattle raids 02:10 - How bride price is destabilising 03:45 - Child marriage 05:29 - Polygamous unions 06:57 - Male kinship group 08:25 - Misogyny and instability 10:07 - Women in leadership 11.04 - Liberia’s women peace movement 12:46 - Women in peace negotiations Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletters: https://subscribenow.economist.com/ Read why child marriage in America still exists: https://econ.st/3zf6upA Read: to marry or not to marry – that is the question: https://econ.st/47sWhCt Melinda French Gates: how leaders can boost women’s economic power: https://econ.st/3XrNeND Read The Economist’s glass-ceiling index: https://econ.st/4e98uyC Read more on the gulf between young men and women: https://econ.st/3MPdWux Read: how to change the lives of Afghanistan’s women: https://econ.st/3MR5oDo Read coverage on women around the world: https://econ.st/3ZtaBsA

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