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The glass-ceiling index

Where is the best place to be a working woman?

By R.L.W. and D.H.

Where is the best place to be a working woman?

Adjust indicator weightings and create your own index here

AS IT is International Women's Day on March 8th, The Economist has created a "glass-ceiling index", to show where women have the best chances of equal treatment at work. It combines data on higher education, labour-force participation, pay, child-care costs, maternity rights, business-school applications and representation in senior jobs. Each country's score is a weighted average of its performance on nine indicators. Select your own weights to create your own index here.

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