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  • Inside the ‘Nordic paradox’: Why the world’s best country for women struggles with sexual violence

    12/09/2024 12:40:41 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 30 replies
    Euronews ^ | 12/7/2024 | Gabriela Galvin
    Sexual assault was more closely associated with PTSD symptoms than a slew of other stressful life experiences. On paper, Iceland should be a haven for women. The high-income Nordic country has topped the World Economic Forum’s global gender equality rankings for 15 years in a row, and for the past half-century, women and men have been equally likely to lead the country. But the island nation’s international reputation comes with a striking caveat, a major new analysis shows: about 40 per cent of Icelandic women have been sexually or physically assaulted, and many are grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....