 A technician at the Guyana Food and Drug Department Laboratory in Georgetown, selecting samples for testing with new equipment | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 229 (2018)[1] |
| Women in parliament | 35.7% (2020)[2] |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 61.5% (2012) |
| Women in labour force | 42.3% (2012) |
| Gender Inequality Index[3] (2019) | |
| Value | 0.454 (2021) |
| Rank | 114th out of 191 out of 169 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[4] | |
| Value | 0.752 (2022) |
| Rank | 35th out of 146 |
Women in Guyana are a cross-section of Asian, African, and indigenous backgrounds. British colonization and imperialism have contributed to the sexism against Guyanese women in the household, politics, and education.
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- ^ "PAHO/WHO keen on addressing maternal mortality in Guyana". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Women in Parliament in 2020". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 13 February 2023.