True or False. Women outlive men in almost every society.
True. The average life expectancy at birth for women is 79 years for men and 72 years for men.
True or False. One woman has received more than one Nobel prize.
True. Marie Curie received the award for physics with her husband in 1903 and her second in chemistry in 1911.
What was the first nation/territory to formally allow women to vote in elections in 1893?
Portugal
Russia
USA
New Zealand
As of 2022, women still cannot legally vote in which of these countries?
Pakistan
Nigeria
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
True or False. As of 2019, there were more women than men in the world.
False. For the first time since 1960, 2019 UN estimates showed there are 101.7 men for every 100 women.
Who is this? Hint: radioactivity
Marie Curie is celebrated for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her significant contribution to finding treatments for cancer.
Name 5 female superheroes
Wonder Woman, Storm, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Supergirl, Scarlet Witch, Batgirl, She-Hulk, Jessica Jones, Jean Grey, Sailor Moon, Catwoman, Invisible Woman
Which of these popular children’s games was invented by a woman?
Jenga
Uno
Checkers
Bingo
Who is this?
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change.
Globally, women earn on average just what percentage of what men are paid for the same work?
50%
95%
70%
25%
