The average Afghan girl will live to only 45, one year less than an Afghan male. You may be thinking “So it's not like both genders always die at the exact same age“ It's unnatural, because the average age of death for women and men are three years apart, and after three decades of war, an alarming number of women are illiterate. More than half of all brides from Afghanistan are under 16, and one woman dies in childbirth every half hour, which is just insane. To make it even worse Domestic violence is so common that 87 percent of women admit to experiencing it, and that's 87 percent too many. To make it worse, Afghanistan is the only country in which the female suicide rate is higher than that of males.
Iraq
The U.S.-led the invasion to "liberate" Iraq from to stop the imprisonment of women and girls. The literacy rate, once the highest in the Arab world, is now among the lowest as families fear risking kidnapping by sending girls to school. Women who once went out to work stay home. Meanwhile, more than 1 million women have been displaced from their homes, and millions more are unable to earn enough to eat.
Nepal
Early marriage and childbirth destroy the country's malnourished women, and one in 24 will die in pregnancy or childbirth. Daughters who aren't married off may be sold to traffickers before they reach their teens. Widows face extreme abuse and discrimination if they're labelled bokshi, meaning witches. A low-level civil war between government and rebels has forced rural women into guerrilla groups, which are small independent groups taking part in irregular fighting. They're usually against larger forces.
Mali
In Mali, one of the world's poorest countries, few women escape the torture of genital mutilation. Many women who live in Mali are also forced into early marriages, and one in 10 dies in pregnancy or childbirth. 69% of women aged 15 to 24 are illiterate, compared to 53% of men being illiterate. The hopes of women activists were strengthened along with the legal rights of women thanks to a Family Code made to increase the legal rights of women. It's provisions included raising the minimum legal age of marriage for girls, and removing the law saying that a wife must do whatever her husband says.
Saudi Arabia
Women's rights in Saudi Arabia are limited in comparison to many of its neighbors. The World Economic Forum 2013 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Saudi Arabia 127th out of 136 countries for gender parity. All women, regardless of age, are required to have a male guardian. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that doesn't let women drive. They are also not allowed to be in a public place with men.