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International Women's Day Quiz: Breakfast Event at Arendt & Medernach 8 March 2018

The document is a quiz about international women's rights and achievements. Some of the questions and answers covered include: - New Zealand was the first country to give women the right to vote in 1893. - Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1790. - Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014 for her work in supporting education for children. - The document encourages feedback on future event topics for LILLA, an organization focused on women's leadership and empowerment.

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International Women's Day Quiz: Breakfast Event at Arendt & Medernach 8 March 2018

The document is a quiz about international women's rights and achievements. Some of the questions and answers covered include: - New Zealand was the first country to give women the right to vote in 1893. - Mary Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1790. - Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 in 2014 for her work in supporting education for children. - The document encourages feedback on future event topics for LILLA, an organization focused on women's leadership and empowerment.

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International Women’s Day Quiz

Breakfast event at Arendt & Medernach


8 March 2018
Question °1
Women’s right to vote:

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote? And in which year?
Answer °1
Women’s right to vote:

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote? And in which year?

New Zealand in 1893


Question ° 2
Which British author wrote A Vindication of the
Rights of Women in 1790?
Answer °2
Which British author wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1790?

Mary Wollstonecraft
Question °3
What’s the name of the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?
How old was he/she at the time? And in which year was he/she awarded it?
Answer °3
What’s the name of the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?
How old was he/she at the time? And in which year was he/she awarded it?

Malala Yousafzai, aged 17


in 2014 for her work
against the suppression of
children and young people
and for the right of all
children to education.
Question °4
Which French author wrote the Declaration of the Rights of
Women and the Female Citizen in 1791?
Answer °4
Which French author wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female
Citizen in 1791?

Olympe de Gouges
Question °5
Which famous actress recently started the « He for She » UN campaign for gender
equality? In what year did she launch this campaign?
Answer °5
Which famous actress recently started the « He for She » UN campaign for gender
equality? In what year did she launch this campaign?

Emma Watson
in 2014
Question °6
Which famous French author wrote The second sex (1949)
and Memoirs of a dutiful daughter (1958)?
Answer °6
Which famous French author wrote The second sex (1949) and Memoirs of a dutiful
daughter (1958)?

Simone de Beauvoir
Question °7
What is the pay gap between men and women in Luxembourg to the nearest 5%?
Answer °7
What is the pay gap between men and women in Luxembourg to the nearest 5%?

It was 3.4% in 2014, according to the OECD


Question °8
Which country has made having a pay gap between men and women illegal?
What year did they do this?
Answer °8
Which country has made having a pay gap between men and women illegal?
What year did they do this?

Iceland on 1 January 2018


Question °9
Which country has the highest representation of women on the Board of Directors?
Answer °9
Which country has the highest representation of women on the Board of Directors?

Norway : 44% of women on the Board


Since 2002, a law has enforced a quota
requiring 40% female representation
Question °10
How many countries are led by women ?
Answer °10
How many countries are led by women ?

16 countries (out of 193 countries) :


• 9 in Europe : United Kingdom, Germany, Croatia, Poland, Lithuania,
Malta, Norway, Switzerland, Estonia
• 3 in Africa : Liberia, Mauritius, Namibia
• 2 in Asia : Bangladesh, Nepal
• 1 on the American continent : Chile
• 1 in Oceania : Marshall Islands

Source : UNO 2017


Question °11
Which speakers would you be interested in hearing from at future LILLA events?

Send your suggestions to [email protected]


Question °12
If LILLA were to hold a roundtable discussion for both men and women in the future,
what topics would you like to be addressed?

Send your suggestions to [email protected]

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