 Guarani indigenous women | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 99 (2010) |
| Women in parliament | 15% (2014)[1] |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 35.0% (2010) |
| Women in labour force | 57.9% (2011) |
| Gender Inequality Index[2] | |
| Value | 0.445 (2021) |
| Rank | 111th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[3] | |
| Value | 0.707 (2022) |
| Rank | 80th out of 146 |
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Women in Paraguay face challenges to their rights. Faced by socioeconomic inequalities and gender pay gap, they experienced significant cultural changes since 1990 as a result of constitutional and legal expansions of women's rights and evolving cultural attitudes. The legal and government institutions currently existing in Paraguay were developed in part through the efforts of feminist organizations in the country that held significant awareness-raising campaigns during the 1990s to formalize the guarantees of women's rights.[4] UN Women supports the Paraguayan State in the challenge to extend women's rights, to fight for gender equality, as well as women's empowerment. It also ensures that women's voices are heard and create more opportunities for women.
In 2015, UN developed its cooperation with state agencies that focused on the empowerment of women. The UN Women cooperation agenda was put into practice by means of the following strategies such as leadership and political participation for women in Paraguay.
- ^ "Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | Data". data.worldbank.org.
- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Social Institutions and Gender Index". genderindex.org. Retrieved September 4, 2011.