The Nordic nations are frequently held up as countries that have come as close to any in creating true gender equality. Case in point, in the World Economic Forum's 2015 Gender Gap Index, an annual ranking that measures the gap between the sexes in health, education, economic opportunity and political representation, the top four spots are taken by four Nordic countries: Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden.
And though the remaining Nordic nation, Denmark, languished in the relatively low 14th place, it is worth remembering that was still 14 places higher than the United States.

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