Women in Laos
2 women in traditional clothes. | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 470 (2010) |
| Women in parliament | 25.0% (2012) |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 22.9% (2010) |
| Women in labour force | 76.5% (2011) |
| Gender Inequality Index | |
| Value | 0.459 (2019) |
| Rank | 113th out of 162 |
| Global Gender Gap Index | |
| Value | 0.733 (2022) |
| Rank | 53rd out of 146 |
Women have been active participants in Laos's society, involved in politics, driving social transformation and development, becoming active in the world of business. Due to modernization and rural uprooting, women have begun to embrace lifestyles that are foreign to certain ideals.