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 Former President of Argentina Cristina Fernández is a woman. She had served two full-terms as President | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 34.3 (2022)[1] |
| Women in parliament | 43% (2023)[2] |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 65.9% (2010)[3] |
| Women in labour force | 47.3% (2017)[3] |
| Gender Inequality Index[4] | |
| Value | 0.287 (2021) |
| Rank | 69th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[5] | |
| Value | 0.756 (2022) |
| Rank | 33rd out of 146 |
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The status of women in Argentina has changed significantly following the return of democracy in 1983; and they have attained a relatively high level of equality. In the Global Gender Gap Report prepared by the World Economic Forum in 2009, Argentine women ranked 24th among 134 countries studied in terms of their access to resources and opportunities relative to men.[6] They enjoy comparable levels of education, and somewhat higher school enrollment ratios than their male counterparts. They are well integrated in the nation's cultural and intellectual life,[7] though less so in the nation's economy. Their economic clout in relation to men is higher than in most Latin American countries, however,[8] and numerous Argentine women hold top posts in the Argentine corporate world;[9] among the best known are María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, former CEO and majority stakeholder of Loma Negra, the nation's largest cement manufacturer, and Ernestina Herrera de Noble, director of Grupo Clarín, the premier media group in Argentina.
Women, however, continue to face numerous systemic challenges common to those in other nations. Domestic violence in Argentina is a serious problem, as are obstacles to the timely prosecution of rape, the prevalence of sexual harassment, and a persistent gender pay gap, among other iniquities.[10]
- ^ "Estadísticas Vitales: Información Básica. Argentina - Año 2022" (PDF). Ministry of Health (Argentina) (in Spanish). January 2024. p. 39.
- ^ "Paridad en el Congreso Nacional". Observatorio Político Electoral (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Gender Inequality Index". UN Human Development Report: 2018.
- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "La Nación: Mujeres siguen siendo discriminadas". Lanacion.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "La mujer y sus derechos - EID: Webcreatividad - educ.ar". portal.educ.ar.
- ^ "iEco: Brecha salarial". Ieco.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "iEco: Las mujeres que manejan los millones". Ieco.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016". State.gov. Retrieved 14 January 2018.