SINGAPORE -- The Philippines and Singapore rank highly in Asia, and are within the top 50 countries globally for gender equality, even as the region lags Europe and the Americas in closing the gap between women and men, a World Economic Forum report released Thursday showed.
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Philippines, Singapore gender equality high in Asia, but region lags Europe: WEF
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Filipino students and nuns take part in the One Billion Rising global campaign to end violence against women and advance gender equality, at St. Scholastica's College in Manila on Feb.. The Philippines has one of East Asia's highest gender equality levels, according to the World Economic Forum. © Reuters
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