The World's Best Countries for Women

International Women's Day seems like an appropriate occasion to ask which countries do best by women - and why. Obviously, the answer depends on how you define "best" - in absolute terms, relative to men, or some combination of the two?

You can choose from at least four different published rankings that consider some aspect of gender inequality. One of them is the Gender Equity Index (G.E.I.) published by Social Watch.

Click here to read the article by professor Nancy Folbre on the Economix Blog from the New York Times.