Kerlian Women's Safety Index

The Kerlian Women's Safety Index (KWSI) is a ratings system used in Kerlile to assess the physical and psychological safety of women in different states. It collates a number of different statistics together to assign each state a numerical rating and a description of the quality of life to be expected by women living in or visiting said state.

Classifications

Excellent: nations in this category will have full equal rights for women (or greater rights for women), women will be treated with respect and culturally women will be accepted as fully equal.

Great:

Good: nations in this category will have full equal rights for women, which will be fully enforced, but there still may be cultural differences in gender treatment.

Fair: women in these nations will have full equal rights in law, but these laws may not be adequately enforced.

Satisfactory:

Average:

Inadequate:

Poor: women in these countries may or may not have full equal rights, but these are not enforced and culturally women are viewed as inferior and often subjected to discriminatory treatment.

Bad: women in these countries do not have full equal rights and are treated as inferior, but in ways that do not affect the day-to-day life of most women.

Awful:

Dangerous: women in these countries do not have equal rights, are viewed as culturally inferior and are discriminated against in a way that is noticeable day-to-day.

Criteria

Criteria used in the classification of countries in the KWSI include the gender balance in legislative bodies, judicial bodies and on company boards, alongside the gender of current & past leaders. Crime rates are also considered, especially sexual assault rates, domestic abuse rates and the conviction rates for these crimes. Religious demographics are taken into account, particularly the numbers of residents who practice religions banned in Kerlile for being 'patriarchal'. The Kerlian Women's Safety Board (KWSB) who administer the KWSI also carry out surveys on attitudes towards women or use existing surveys. They also send employees to various countries to carry out investigations and assessments. Finally, the legal status of women in the state, and relevant policies of the current government, are considered.

Sections

Equality of Treatment

This section measures how women are treated in law and by official bodies within the nation. It considers both explicit treatment in laws, and laws which could affect the treatment of women: e.g. marriage laws, abortion laws, conscription policies, etc.

Equality of Opportunity

This section measures whether or not women are able in practice to take advantage of the same opportunities as men. It is measured using a combination of the proportion of women in official bodies, corporations (if applicable), alongside the history of these opportunities.

Equality of Attitude

This section measures societal attitudes towards women, what Kerlile terms the 'residual patriarchal subconscious'. This section is measured based on how women are treated by men and each other in everyday life, rather than in law.

Expectations on Women

This section considers whether women in the country are expected to carry out any unpleasant tasks as a result of their gender. This may include compulsory childbirth, compulsory marriage, arranged marriage or other such gendered expectations. This section considers both law and culture, with legal expectations being rated more harshly than cultural ones.

Attitudes to Feminist Progress

This is the only section that has no published criteria. It is believed to be based solely on the attitude of a country's government towards Kerlile, and Kerlile's attitude towards that country.

Ratings Table

Nation	Overall Scores		Sections					Notes
	Rating	Score	Equality of Treatment	Equality of Opportunity	Equality of Attitude	Expectations on Women	Attitudes to Feminist Progress
Auria	Fair	7.1	7.2	8.3	6.2	7.9	8.5	Recognises faction in civil war led by Sarah Berenstein
Eiria	Fair	6.6	8.4	7.5	8.8	5.7	2.5
Greater Acadia	Good	7.5	8.5	6	9.1	8.3	5.5	Recent conflict with Kerlile
Haesan	Good	7.7	9.0	6.9	8.2	7.5	7.0
Huenya	Good	8.1	9.2	6.5	9.0	6.7	9.0
Iskiram	Dangerous	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Laeral	Average	5.1	7.4	3.0	4.7	5.7	4.5
Lauchenoiria	Satisfactory	5.9	8.6	5.4	5.2	7.5	3.0
Libertas Omnium Maximus	Poor	3.9	7.3	3.2	3.5	4.9	0.5
Novella Islands	Fair	6.9	9.0	6.8	7.7	8.2	3.0
Opthelia	Dangerous	0.9	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Roucourt	Fair	7.1	8.2	5.6	7.9	5.4	8.5
Sanctaria	Fair	6.8	8.5	5.3	7.8	8.7	3.5
Slokais Islands	Satisfactory	6.0	8.7	3.6	6.2	7.6	4.0
Wosteaque	Good	8.3	9.0	7.9	9.0	9.0	6.5
Xiomera	Great	9.0	10.0	5.0	10.0	9.9	10.0	Allies