Gender in Brazil 253 indicators covering gender for Brazil. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st 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 75 2023 unchanged 73rd 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? 0 2023 — 174th Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 — 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 0 2023 — 128th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 50 2023 up 100.0% 137th 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 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 85 2023 up 3.8% 68th Women Business and the Law Index 85 2023 up 3.8% 68th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 138.6% 2025 down 3.8% 48th Share of female employment by economic sector 3.2% 2025 down 30.4% 130th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 67 2023 up 9.8% 80th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 47.9 2019 up 1.5% 23rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 42.1 2019 down 6.2% 48th Total Fertility Rate 1.63 2022 down 8.0% 135th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 69.73 2024 up 45.8% 52nd 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 14.3 years 2011 down 4.3% 82nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.56 years 2011 down 7.0% 82nd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.0% 2025 up 88.5% 55th Women of reproductive age 55.70 million 2023 up 1.8% 6th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 89.7% 2026 up 1.0% 5th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 11.2% 2020 down 6.4% 141st Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 88 2026 up 72.5% 39th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 17.1% 2026 up 72.5% 154th Share of women in ministerial positions 32.3% 2024 up 26.0% 53rd Share of women in parliament 18.1% 2025 up 82.4% 138th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 85.94 2020 up 52.7% 69th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 19.0% 2016 up 9.4% 95th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 29.7% 2016 up 15.7% 79th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 17.54 2024 up 76.5% 139th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.33 ratio 2026 up 13.8% 127th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 133.0% 2025 down 8.1% 56th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 23.1% 2023 up 8.5% 151st Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 11,832 2023 up 2.8% 7th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 21.3% 2023 up 0.9% 145th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 23.1% 2023 up 8.5% 164th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 21.2% 2023 up 1.0% 145th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 21.3 2023 up 0.9% 135th Gender Development Index 1 2022 up 1.0% 30th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 39.4% 2024 up 4.3% 54th Literacy rate, adult female 95.0% 2024 up 3.2% 32nd Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.03 2024 up 0.2% 45th Gender Inequality Index 0.391 2022 down 11.1% 70th Suicide Rate 7.59 2021 up 38.5% 90th Female migrants 46.0% 2020 down 0.0% 153rd Share of temporary employees 4.33 2001 down 20.6% 87th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →