very flimsy criteria for this ranking:
10. UNITED STATES - The only Western nation in the top 10 and joint third with Syria for the risks women face in terms of sexual violence, including rape, sexual harassment, coercion into sex and a lack of access to justice in rape cases. The survey came after the #MeToo campaign went viral last year, with thousands of women using the social media movement to share stories of sexual harassment or abuse.
The above is from the source cited. The
share stories of sexual harassment or abuse
caused the USA to be unsafe for women? Barring more solid data, I contend that such a ranking is merely hyperbole.
It is almost as convincing as protesters yelling and carrying signs in front of the White House claiming that they cannot get an abortion (if needed).
Let us look at another nation.
A significant number of women and girls in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) are victims of violence perpetrated by family members and intimate partners. While there is increasing recognition of the problem and some Palestinian Authority (PA) officials have indicated their support for a more forceful response, little action has been taken to seriously address these abuses. Indeed, there is some evidence the level of violence is getting worse while the remedies available to victims are being further eroded.
Defenders of the status quo on this issue typically justify the PA's failure to take more decisive action by highlighting the many critical political, economic, and security matters facing the PA, a situation only exacerbated by events following the electoral victory of Hamas in January 2006. While it is true that Israeli actions since the outbreak of the current intifada in September 2000-including attacks on PA institutions and security services, and Israel's current refusal to remit tax revenues, among others-have significantly weakened PA capabilities, this is no excuse for inaction. There is much that PA officials could be but are not doing to end violence against women inside the family. This report offers concrete suggestions for change, some of which are highlighted in the key recommendations listed at the end of this section.
https://www.hrw.org/report/2006/11/06/q ... -and-girls