Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo information
Overview of the status of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congolese woman near Walungu, South Kivu
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)
540 (2010)
Women in parliament
8.2% (2012)
Women over 25 with secondary education
10.7% (2010)
Women in labour force
70.2% (2011)
Gender Inequality Index[1]
Value
0.601 (2021)
Rank
151st out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index[2]
Value
0.575 (2022)
Rank
144th out of 146
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Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have not attained a position of full equality with men, with their struggle continuing to this day. Although the Mobutu regime paid lip service to the important role of women in society, and although women enjoy some legal rights (e.g., the right to own property and the right to participate in the economic and political sectors), custom and legal constraints still limit their opportunities.[3]
The inferiority of women has always been embedded in the indigenous social system and reemphasized in the colonial era. The colonial-era status of African women in urban areas was low. Adult women were legitimate urban dwellers if they were wives, widows, or elderly. Otherwise they were presumed to be femmes libres (free women) and were taxed as income-earning prostitutes, whether they were or not. From 1939 to 1943, over 30% of adult Congolese women in Stanleyville (now Kisangani) were so registered. The taxes they paid constituted the second largest source of tax revenue for Stanleyville.[3]
^"Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^"Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ ab This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Alden Almquist (December 1993). Sandra W. Meditz and Tim Merrill (ed.). Zaire: A Country Study. Federal Research Division. The Status of Women.
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Alden Almquist (December 1993). Sandra W. Meditz and Tim Merrill (ed.). Zaire: A Country Study. Federal Research Division. The Status of Women.
