world in focus / http://backend.userland.com/rss ºÚÁÏÍø WebTeam Danes give their lives some of the highest ratings in the world, but their ratings have never recovered from the sharp declines recorded in 2009 and have recently gotten worse. /poll/179846/life-ratings-worse-optimistic-danes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/179846/life-ratings-worse-optimistic-danes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 03 Dec 2014 07:00:00 GMT In 2013, satisfaction worldwide with the availability of good, affordable housing continued to slide, with 51% of adults reporting they are satisfied, down from 56% in 2008. /poll/179765/worldwide-satisfaction-affordable-housing-slumps.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/179765/worldwide-satisfaction-affordable-housing-slumps.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 01 Dec 2014 07:00:00 GMT The global jobs outlook remained dismal in 2013, and it was even more so for women than for men in some parts of the world, such as Northern America and Latin America and the Caribbean, where women were more pessimistic than men about job prospects. /poll/179270/gender-gap-jobs-outlook-widest-americas.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/179270/gender-gap-jobs-outlook-widest-americas.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:00:00 GMT Global confidence in judicial systems and courts remained steady in 2013 at 53%. Regionally, residents in Asia continue to have the highest confidence, while residents in Latin America and the former Soviet Union have the least. /poll/178757/confidence-judicial-systems-varies-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/178757/confidence-judicial-systems-varies-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 22 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT In every region of the world, men continued to do better in 2013 than women when it comes to having full-time work for an employer. The Payroll to Population rate for women is 50% or higher in only two countries, Sweden and Iceland. /poll/178637/worldwide-men-women-full-time-work.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/178637/worldwide-men-women-full-time-work.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:00:00 GMT