Women in Morocco
A Moroccan woman practicing the traditional weaving, Middle Atlas, 1955 | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 100 (2010) |
| Women in parliament | 11.0% (2013) |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 20.1% (2012) |
| Women in labour force | 43.0% (2012) |
| Gender Inequality Index | |
| Value | 0.425 (2021) |
| Rank | 104th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index | |
| Value | 0.624 (2022) |
| Rank | 136th out of 146 |
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The history of women in Morocco can be divided into periods: before, during, and after the arrival of Islam.
After Morocco's independence from France, Moroccan women were able to start going to schools that focused on teaching more than simply religion, expanding their education to the sciences and other subjects.
Upon the institution of the legal code known as Mudawana in 2004, Moroccan women obtained the rights to divorce their husbands, to child custody, to child support, and to own and inherit property. The law made progressive reforms on the status of women, but "substantial inequality and discrimination persist, particularly in unequal access to divorce for women, financial relationships between spouses, and child custody and guardianship."