 Syrian woman on Ellis Island in 1926. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 31 (2019)[1] |
| Women in parliament | 13% (2015)[2] |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 40% (2019) |
| Women in labour force | 18.9% (2021)[3] |
| Gender Inequality Index[4] | |
| Value | 0.477 (2021) |
| Rank | 119th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[5] | |
| Value | 0.568 (2021) |
| Rank | 152nd out of 156 |
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Women in Syria are active participants in social, economic and political factions of Syrian society. They constitute 49.9% of Syria's population. According to World Bank data from 2021, there are around 10.6 million women in Syria.[6] However, Syrian women and girls still experience challenges, especially since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011. They suffer from discrimination, lack of access to suitable healthcare and challenges precipitated by wartime violence.
- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic - World Bank Gender Data Portal".
- ^ "Women in Parliaments: World Classification". archive.ipu.org.
- ^ "World Bank Open Data".
- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2021" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "World Bank Open Data". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 2023-05-08.