Angela Merkel is a German retired politician and scientist who was the first female chancellor of Germany and served from 2005 to 2021.
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: youngest-ever Nobel laureate
Malala Yousafzai is a world-renowned advocate for educations for girls and gender equality.
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.
As of 2022, women still cannot legally vote in which of these countries?
Nigeria
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Name 5 female scientists
Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Ada Lovelace, Dorothy Hodgkin, Katherine Johnson, Rachel Carson, Chien-Shiung Wu, Lise Meitner, Barbara McClintock, etc.
Name 5 famous female athletes
Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Danica Patrick, Diana Taurasi, Martina Navratilova, Lisa Leslie, Nacy Lopez, Mia Hamm, Nadia Comaneci, etc.
Name 5 female monarchs who ruled alone
Elizabeth I of England, Catherine the Great of Russia, Victoria of England, Hateshepsut of Egypt, Cleopatra of Egypt, Theodora of Byzantium, Cixi of China, etc
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.
Which country was the first in the world to ELECT a female head of state in 1980?
Germany
Jamaica
Iceland
England
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