Women in the United States

Women in the United States
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)14 (2015)
Women in parliament26.7% (2021)[1]
Women over 25 with secondary education95.4% (2015)
Women in labour force56.0% (2015)
Gender Inequality Index[2]
Value0.179 (2021)
Rank44th out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index[3]
Value0.769 (2022)
Rank27th out of 146

The legal status of women in the United States is, in comparison to other countries, equal to that of men, and women are generally viewed as having equal social standing as well. In the early history of the U.S., women were largely relegated to the home. However, the role of women was revolutionized over the course of the 20th century. Labor shortages during WWII led to an influx of women in the workforce, which helped to build toward the women's liberation movement of the 1960s and '70s.

However, there are several major pieces of legislation aimed to bolster women's rights that the United States has never ratified, including the U.N's Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Equal Rights Amendment.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rutgers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

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