Women in Madagascar

Women in Madagascar
A Malagasy woman wearing masonjoany and head-carrying.
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)240 (2010)
Women in parliament15.9% (2012)
Women over 25 with secondary educationNA
Women in labour force83.4% (2011)
Gender Inequality Index[1]
Value0.556 (2021)
Rank143rd out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index[2]
Value0.735 (2022)
Rank48th out of 146

Women in Madagascar generally live longer than men, whom they outnumber. Marrying young, they are traditionally subservient to their husbands. Roughly a third have their first child before the age of 19, and those who wish to delay having children may not have access to contraceptives. Abortion is common, with an estimated 24 percent of women having had one. Although they are constitutionally equal to men, they have unequal property rights and employment opportunities in certain areas.

  1. ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

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