Stories Ministry Stories India ranks number 1 in poll of the world's most dangerous countries for women A survey of experts by the Thomson Reuters Foundation has found that India is the world’s most dangerous country for women. 550 experts on women's issues were consulted for the report, and asked to rank which of the 193 United Nations member states were worst for women. Countries were scored against categories such as access to healthcare, discrimination, cultural traditions, human trafficking and violence against women. Assessing the overall risks that women face across the world, India topped the list due to the prevalence of issues such as human trafficking, sexual slavery, domestic servitude, gender based violence and for traditional practices like forced marriage, child marriage, female infanticide and stoning. Ranking at number 4 in 2011's survey, the latest report* sees India move to the top of the poll with critics arguing that this demonstrates not enough is being done to protect women's rights in the country: India has shown utter disregard and disrespect for women ... rape, marital rapes, sexual assault and harassment, female infanticide has gone unabated Manjunath Gangadhara, Karnataka state government official The United States of America was the only Western nation to be included in the top 10 list, tying 3rd place with Syria when respondents were asked to rank the most dangerous countries for the amount of sexual violence, coercion into sex and levels of sexual harassment. Read more: Bringing hope to women in India using radio The 2018 list: India Afghanistan Syria Somalia Saudi Arabia Pakistan Democratic Republic of Congo Yemen Nigeria USA In terms of topics, the polling results ranked India as the most dangerous in the world for the risk of sexual violence and harassment, dangers from cultural, tribal and traditional practices and the risk of human trafficking. Feba's work with partners on the Women's Initiative radio project in India seeks to use media to address many of these issues and dangers faced by women. Donate here. Find out more in: Making programmes for women in India * The world's most dangerous countries for women 2018, Thomson Foundation, http://poll2018.trust.org/ accessed 26/06/18. Manage Cookie Preferences