Gender in Dominican Republic 254 indicators covering gender for Dominican Republic. 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? 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? 0 2023 — 145th 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 — 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 up 33.3% 105th Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 — 110th 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 75 2023 unchanged 74th 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 86.25 2023 up 10.4% 63rd Women Business and the Law Index 86.25 2023 up 10.4% 63rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 182.3% 2025 down 9.0% 19th Share of female employment by economic sector 1.3% 2025 down 3.1% 153rd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 124 2023 up 36.3% 58th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 49 2019 up 1.7% 18th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 49.2 2019 up 2.5% 4th Total Fertility Rate 2.25 2022 down 9.6% 91st Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 57.65 2024 up 16.9% 68th 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 14.99 years 2017 up 6.2% 66th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.46 years 2017 up 2.3% 85th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 9.5% 2025 down 50.4% 159th Women of reproductive age 2.92 million 2023 up 8.2% 82nd Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 85.0% 2026 up 1.4% 24th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 19.1% 2020 down 7.8% 127th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 71 2026 up 86.8% 55th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 37.4% 2026 up 79.9% 44th Share of women in ministerial positions 17.6% 2024 up 10.3% 114th Share of women in parliament 37.4% 2025 up 80.0% 39th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 33.36 2021 down 17.4% 147th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 26.4% 2016 up 1.5% 70th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 49.1% 2016 up 3.8% 32nd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 36.84 2024 up 77.4% 40th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.73 ratio 2026 up 32.7% 32nd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 196.7% 2025 down 2.4% 19th Share of pregnant women who have anemia 27.2% 2023 up 3.8% 99th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 649 2023 up 27.8% 89th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 22.4% 2023 up 16.7% 132nd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 27.2% 2023 up 3.8% 107th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 22.2% 2023 up 18.1% 132nd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 22.4 2023 up 16.7% 123rd Gender Development Index 1.03 2022 up 3.0% 6th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 37.2% 2024 up 5.2% 65th Literacy rate, adult female 94.4% 2024 up 2.5% 38th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 68.0% 2024 up 100.0% 86th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 68.0% 2024 up 134.5% 73rd ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →