From strengthening abortion rights to legalizing same-sex marriage, women's movements have been responsible for some of the most extraordinary judicial victories around the world. 
 
 In honor of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, the Global Fund for Women selected some 2010's most exciting and incredible legal breakthroughs around the world. Last year alone, women helped extend employee protection for domestic workers around the world (including nannies and maids) and comprised a critical segment of the astonishing revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt which ousted much-maligned leaders. 
 
 Take a look at the Global Fund for Women's pics for the Top 10 wins for women's movements in 2010 below: ||||| Sponsored Links 
 
 Over the years a number of organizations have attempted to list the " worst countries for women ," often to coincide with dates such as International Women's Day.One immediate challenge: What makes a country "worst for women"? Some researchers focus on humanitarian issues, others on educational attainment and literacy rates. Then, of course, there are health statistics to consider, as well as cultural biases and economic conditions.And no matter how accurate the underlying data are, numbers can only go so far in telling us what real women experience on a day-to-day basis.Those caveats aside, one interesting modern metric for understanding gender relations around the world is the U.N. Development Program's Gender Inequality Index . This index measures achievement differences between men and women in three categories: labor market participation, empowerment (including education and political representation at the national level) and reproductive health. Perfect equality is zero, perfect inequality is 1. According to the U.N., the world average rank is 0.56.Here are the five countries with the highest (that is, worst) scores on the 2008 Gender Inequality Index, the most recent ranking available.This small country in the southwest Arabian peninsula earned a Gender Inequality Index rank of 0.853, the highest of any studied by the U.N. A 2009 Amnesty International report highlighted the "violence and discrimination" faced by many Yemeni women.The Congo ranked 0.814 on the Gender Inequality Index. According to international aid group Women for Women , violence has not ended despite the official conclusion of a brutal civil war in 2003, and women continue to be devastated by rape, famine and disease.This western African country scored 0.807 on the U.N. index. A 2010 report showed that 1 in 7 Nigerian women will die in childbirth, compared with 1 in 4,800 in the United States.Mali was just behind Niger on the index, ranking 0.799. Recent efforts to improve women's legal standing in the country were met with protests and street demonstrations Some observers worry that women's rights are not a priority for Afghan leaders -- or the Western powers trying to develop a strategy for the region. Afghanistan ranked 0.797 on the U.N. Gender Inequality Index.Which nation is considered the best for a woman to live? The Netherlands got the lowest (best) score, 0.174.As for the United States, it scored 0.400, coming in behind Croatia (0.345) and Lithuania (0.359) but ahead of Estonia (0.409).
– To mark International Women's Day, AoL News takes note of countries that treat their women the worst. The findings are based on a UN index that factors in categories such as jobs, education, political representation, and reproductive health. The worst offenders: Yemen: Its female citizens routinely face "violence and discrimination," says Amnesty International. Democratic Republic of Congo: The civil war is officially over, but rape, famine, and disease remain common. Niger: One in 7 women will die in childbirth. Click for the full list. For better reading on the topic, click for some of the year's biggest breakthroughs for women around the world, including the creation of a UN superagency.