Just in case you were wondering

[A 1999 U.N. Human Development Report country evaluation] index showed a widespread discrepancy between the sexes, with inequality existing in all countries.

Canada slips to fourth place on this list, and the United States is in eighth place on the "gender empowerment" index. This measures how many women are in parliament or government, how many have professional or technical jobs, and how much they earn, based on per capita income.

The 20 top countries here are Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Germany, Finland, Iceland, the United States, Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Austria, the Bahamas, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Britain, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa and Ireland.

The survey shows that high income is not always a necessary condition for creating opportunities for women. South Africa and Costa Rica, for example, outrank France, which is in 36th place. Israel in 37th place outperforms Japan in 38th place.

The Bahamas, the Czech Republic and Slovenia also offer better conditions for women than their income would suggest, illustrating that equality "can be achieved across a range of cultures," the report said.  article

And how about this:

In Ireland, 23 percent of the people are functionally illiterate, and in the United States, nearly 20 percent of the population has an income below the national poverty line.

Britain, Ireland and the United States show higher poverty levels than other industrialized countries.

I bet that's what those evil people are jealous of.