Women in Albania
Albanian woman (late 19th century/early 20th century) | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 27 (2010) |
| Women in parliament | 35.4% (2021) |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 81.8% (2012) |
| Women in labour force | 52.0% (2014) |
| Gender Inequality Index | |
| Value | 0.144 (2021) |
| Rank | 39th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index | |
| Value | 0.787 (2022) |
| Rank | 18th out of 146 |
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The first women's association in Albania was founded in 1909. Albanian women from the northern Gheg region resided within a conservative and patriarchal society. In such a traditional society, the women had subordinate roles in Gheg communities that believe in "male predominance". This is despite the arrival of democracy and the adoption of a free market economy in Albania, after the period under the communist Party of Labour. Traditional Gheg Albanian culture was based on the 500-year-old Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini, a traditional Gheg code of conduct, where the main role of women was to take care of the children and to take care of the home.