Save the Children Report on Girls Ranks U.S. 32nd Out of 144 Countries

[Sol]

I had a look at the save the children report.

They based their stats on the following:

A new index by Save the Children ranks countries according to levels of schooling, child marriage, teen pregnancy, maternal deaths and the percentage of female MPs.

They don't consider bullying, by parents or schools, abuse, sexual abuse, mental abuse, rape, torture, sequestration, getting beatings and killed.

Algeria better than us? Just that right there takes away any credibility I could have given them.

Our latest report throws new light on the many discriminations faced by girls in 144 countries around the world.

I must be missing something. Female MPs / discriminations ??....the heck does that have to do with saving a child??

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."

- Mark Twain'

I agree that this is a sensationalist report and doubt there is much validity to these placements but I thought the article was interesting for a discussion.

Oh it is an interesting topic ! Actually, this report is all over the net right now with different titles, including some that use that report to claim which countries are the safest for girls, which is actually a total misinterpretation of the report itself.

Funny how the medias change things to sensationalize and distort the truth.

What else is new... : )