Women in the Maldives

Women in the Maldives
Maldivian women attending the 2012 International Women's Day March in Malé
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)60 (2010)
Women in parliament6.5% (2012)
Women over 25 with secondary education20.7% (2010)
Women in labour force55.7% (2011)
Gender Inequality Index[1]
Value0.348 (2021)
Rank83rd out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index[2]
Value0.648 (2022)
Rank117th out of 146

The status of Women in the Maldives was traditionally fairly high, as attested to in part by the existence of four Sultanas.[3]

  1. ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ Ryavec, Karl E. (1995). "Maldives: Social Structure". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Indian Ocean: five island countries (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 266–267. ISBN 0-8444-0857-3. OCLC 32508646. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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