Women in Panama
A Panamanian woman wearing traditional clothing | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 92 (2010) |
| Women in parliament | 19.3% (2014) |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 63.5% (2012) |
| Women in labour force | 49.0% (2012) |
| Gender Inequality Index | |
| Value | 0.392 (2021) |
| Rank | 96th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index | |
| Value | 0.743 (2022) |
| Rank | 40th out of 146 |
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Women in Panama are the women who live in or are from Panama. Panamanian women, by tradition, are Hispanic and they are treated as equal to men, accorded with "deference and respect".