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A shocking new report suggests that women have it BETTER than men in most countries.

And that includes Canada, the U.S., Australia and the U.K.

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But some of the research does raise some eyebrows: Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and Indonesia are reportedly better for women than men. Italy, Israel and China are the closest to being equal.

Researchers for the University of Essex and the University of Missouri-Columbia used a method that assesses various forms of hardship and discrimination facing men and women.

It reveals men have it tougher in 91 out of 134 countries studied.

Among the reasons for the hardship discrepancy:

Men get harsher punishments for the same crimes women commit.

Compulsory military service.

Working in more dangerous jobs.

Lower life expectancy.

The research was published in the journal Plos One using a database deciphering a nation’s discrimination level called the Basic Index of Gender Inequality (BIGI).