In July 1848, a group of activists gather in Seneca Falls, New York, to press for women’s rights. Subsequently, in 1893, New Zealand becomes the first country to grant voting Rights to Women. It takes another 27 years, before women in the US can finally vote. Access to birth control and safe abortion becomes the next obstacle to overcome and the 1973 Roe v Wade judgement deems ban on abortion, unlawful.

The Nordic countries seem to outperform the rest when it comes to gender parity, but why?