The Daily Show Presents: Desi Lydic Abroad – How Did Namibia Accomplish So Much So Quickly?

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🗓️ 15 May 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Desi Lydic travels to Namibia -- one of the youngest countries on the planet, which was ranked 13th on the 2017 Global Gender Gap Report -- to investigate the steps it's taken toward equality. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:03.6	The US is ranked 49th in the world when it comes to gender equality.
0:07.4	49th, how did America get so far behind we have Oprah?
0:12.0	The Global Gender Gap Report measures the disparity between men and women in terms of education,
0:17.1	health, economic participation, and political empowerment.
0:20.7	We can't be ranked this low again.
0:22.4	If America wants to catch up with the rest of the world, we're going to have to start
0:25.8	coughing off some of their homework.
0:27.9	So I said goodbye to my family and headed out to explore some of the countries who are
0:31.8	getting gender equality right.
0:33.8	I started in Iceland, ranked number one in the world, where I learned about paid parental
0:38.1	leave and hung out with an Icelandic lady Wu-Tang Clan.
0:41.7	Next up, Namibia.
0:43.2	I'm here in the 13th ranked country on the Global Gender Gap Report, Namibia.
0:48.8	Not to be confused with Zambia, which is north-east of here, or Namibia, which is not a place.
0:53.4	Let's find out what Namibia is doing right.
0:56.1	How could the US be so far behind a nation that was founded in 1990?
1:03.4	Their country is only 29 years old.
1:06.0	You're not supposed to have your shit together until your 30s.
1:08.4	We have a prime minister of the woman.
1:10.2	We have a woman who's a deputy prime minister.
1:13.1	We have many women ministers.
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