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When it comes to gender equality, Iceland is world's beacon
Oct 28 2009, Elliott

The global recession has unseated its government and clobbered its economy — even McDonald’s is jumping ship — but when it comes to gender equality, Iceland is the world’s beacon. The tiny island nation tops the World Economic Forum’s 2009 Gender...

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