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Equal Opportunities
Costa Rica places 18 in the
world regarding equality of
opportunities for men and women,
according to a World Economic
Forum survey disclosed in
London.
The study points out
that there is an enormous gap in
Latin America regarding
variables such as education,
participation in politics and
economy, job opportunities and
health and welfare.
The analysis
places five Scandinavian
countries -Sweden, Norway,
Island, Denmark, and Finland- at
the top. The United States
places 17, followed by Costa
Rica.
The other Latin American
nation after Costa Rica is
Colombia, in the 30th position.
The chief economist of the
Forum, Augusto Lopez, pointed
out that Costa Rica is an
exception, and said that this is
due to larger spending on
education and the absence of
armed forces.
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