Women in Tanzania
.jpg) Maasai women in Tanzania | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 398 (2017) |
| Women in parliament | 37.2% (2017) |
| Women in labour force | 81.1 |
| Gender Inequality Index[1] | |
| Value | 0.538 (2017) |
| Rank | 130 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[2] | |
| Value | 0.704 (2018) |
| Rank | 71 |
Although the roles, livelihoods, and safety of women in Tanzania have improved significantly since 20th century, the nation remains a strongly patriarchal society in which women face high rates of gendered violence[3] and barriers to full legal rights and education.[4][5][6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Human Development Data (1990-2017) | Human Development Reports". hdr.undp.org. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Global Gender Gap Report 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ Vyas, Seema; Jansen, Henrica A. F. M. (2018-11-15). "Unequal power relations and partner violence against women in Tanzania: a cross-sectional analysis". BMC Women's Health. 18 (1): 185. doi:10.1186/s12905-018-0675-0. ISSN 1472-6874. PMC 6238293. PMID 30442127.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Ratcliffe, Rebecca (2017-06-30). "'After getting pregnant, you are done': no more school for Tanzania's mums-to-be". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "Tanzania's proposed constitution empowers women to own land". Reuters. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "Human Development Data (1990-2017) | Human Development Reports". hdr.undp.org. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Global Gender Gap Report 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
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