Gender in Barbados 229 indicators covering gender for Barbados. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 162nd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 131st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 50 2023 unchanged 122nd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 up 300.0% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 80 2023 up 13.3% 100th Women Business and the Law Index 80 2023 up 13.3% 100th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 91.2% 2025 down 13.5% 147th Share of female employment by economic sector 0.8% 2025 down 52.4% 165th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 35 2023 down 12.5% 110th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 40 2019 up 0.3% 72nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 43.3 2019 up 3.6% 32nd Total Fertility Rate 1.63 2022 down 0.7% 132nd Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 50.8 2025 down 11.3% 83rd Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.69 years 2011 up 12.9% 36th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.89 years 2011 up 5.2% 74th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 27.8% 2025 up 135.4% 64th Women of reproductive age 65,573 2023 down 5.5% 175th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 77.9% 2026 up 3.2% 62nd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 16.9% 2020 up 2.6% 133rd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 8 2026 up 60.0% 169th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 26.7% 2026 up 60.0% 98th Share of women in ministerial positions 31.2% 2024 up 164.8% 56th Share of women in parliament 26.7% 2025 up 60.0% 92nd Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 75.13 2021 down 1.5% 84th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 11.2% 2016 down 1.0% 121st Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 20.4% 2016 down 1.4% 112th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 26.67 2024 up 60.0% 89th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.5 ratio 2026 up 31.6% 90th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 113.6% 2024 down 14.6% 86th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 25.4% 2023 up 5.8% 120th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 13.1 2023 up 9.2% 173rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 20.1% 2023 up 14.9% 156th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 25.4% 2023 up 5.8% 128th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 19.9% 2023 up 15.0% 155th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 20.1 2023 up 14.9% 145th Gender Development Index 1.03 2022 up 1.7% 5th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 52.1% 2023 up 7.9% 7th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 67.0% 2024 up 34.0% 88th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 57.0% 2024 up 29.5% 109th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →