This woman is the first female: A)Director of the United Nations - B)Elected President of a country - C)Nobel Peace Prize Winner
B)Elected President of a Country. Her name is Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, and she was elected President of Iceland in 1980.
What percentage of human trafficking involves women and girls? A) 37% - B)52% - C)89% - D)71%
D)71%. The percentage should undoubtedly be 0%, shouldn't it?!
An American jazz singer. In 1958, she made history, becoming the first African American woman to win a Grammy. Who was she? A)Ella Fitzgerald - B)Billie Holiday - C)Aretha Franklin
A)Ella Fitzgerald
Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director in 2010 for the movie: A)Avatar - B)The Hurt Locker - C)A Star is Born
B)The Hurt Locker
When were women given the right to vote in Colombia? A)1957 - B)1936 - C)1968 - D)1971
A) 1957
True or False? Jane Goodall has provided some of the most groundbreaking insight into the minds and social lives of our closest relative, orangutans.
False: The primatologist and anthropologist has studied chimpanzees
In 1983, women were given the right to vote in which country? A) Australia - B)Germany - C)New Zealand - D)France
C)New Zealand
In Arab culture, it's possible to encounter professional women who work in important business. Is this TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE! Many Arab women are professionals, and there are even certain social norms when you want to address or talk to them.
True or False? Sanna Marin, 34, became the world’s youngest Prime Minister after Finland’s elections of 2019.
True!
Rosa Parks was an activist most famous for: A) Writing a book against racial oppression - B)Not giving up her seat on a bus - C)Marrying Martin Luther King Jr. - D)Composing a song about black people's suffering
B) Not giving up her seat on a bus. She was even arrested that day! Black people were supposed to sit in the back of the bus during that period of time.
When women are involved in negotiations the probability of a peace agreement lasting at least two years is increased by: A) 15% - B) 20% - C)10% - D)92%
B) 20% - And for 15-year agreements, it's 35%.
She is an activist for women's right to education. She has already won the Nobel Peace Prize. What's her name?
Malala Yousafzai
True or False? Gender inequality has a low correlation to hunger and poverty.
False! It is estimated that 60 percent of chronically hungry people are women and girls
She has won a whole lot of medals and trophies on behalf of Colombia in athletics. What's her name?
Catherine Ibargüen
In how many countries can husbands legally prevent their wives from working? A)11 - B) 28 - C)9 - D) 4
A) 11
The first Olympics with female participation were: A) Paris 1900 - B)London 1908 - C)Antwerp 1920 - D)Berlin 1936
A)Paris 1900. In total, there 22 female athletes participating in these Olympics.
Globally, how many women and girls alive today were married before their 18th birthday? A)25 million - B)168 million - C)750 million
C) 750 million :(
All Arab women are veiled. Is this TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE! Not all Arab women are forced to wear the hijab, though some countries do have it as mandatory.
"Around 56 million women don’t have the same work opportunities as men." Is this TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE! The number is actually MORE THAN 2.7 billion.
Which of these is not true about Brigitte Baptiste? A)she's a biologist - B)first trans-woman director of the Alexander Von Humbolt Institute - C)director of EAN University - D)All of the above
D) All of the above
Rigoberta Menchú is known for denouncing, at the international level, the serious situation of indigenous Guatemalans. Is this True or False?
True! She even won a Nobel.
Totó La Momposina is a famous musician who combines African and Indigenous elements in her music. Is this TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE! Totó La Momposina is known worldwide for creating a unique musical tradition with the wide array of cultures found in Colombian history.
The first woman to go to space was from the USA. Is this TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE! The first woman to go to space was Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova.
True or False? Junko Tabei, the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest, did so in 1985.
FALSE! She achieved this feat in 1975.