Gender in France 263 indicators covering gender for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st 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 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 2.6% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 2.6% 1st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 99.4% 2025 up 8.6% 123rd Share of female employment by economic sector 1.4% 2025 down 15.6% 152nd Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 7 2023 down 22.2% 158th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 34.1 2019 down 9.8% 139th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 24.4 2019 down 8.6% 185th Total Fertility Rate 1.79 2022 down 10.7% 118th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 71.53 2024 up 16.3% 48th 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 16.14 years 2018 up 5.3% 41st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.46 years 2018 up 4.5% 40th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 45.0% 2025 down 10.0% 21st Women of reproductive age 13.99 million 2023 down 2.0% 27th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 91.6% 2026 up 0.1% 3rd Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 7.8% 2020 up 0.5% 153rd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 208 2026 up 37.7% 6th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 36.2% 2026 up 38.2% 47th Share of women in ministerial positions 40.0% 2024 down 17.7% 26th Share of women in parliament 36.2% 2025 up 38.2% 41st Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 106.66 2020 up 0.7% 12th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 5.5% 2016 up 30.3% 162nd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 8.7% 2016 up 16.1% 165th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 36.05 2024 up 37.7% 43rd Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.69 ratio 2026 down 8.0% 40th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 97.5% 2025 up 6.9% 115th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 14.8% 2023 up 2.1% 185th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,824 2023 up 60.3% 54th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 13.1% 2023 up 59.8% 204th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 14.8% 2023 up 2.1% 200th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 13.0% 2023 up 62.5% 203rd Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 13.1 2023 up 59.8% 190th Gender Development Index 0.986 2022 up 0.1% 58th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 39.5% 2024 up 20.7% 53rd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 93.0% 2022 up 3.3% 22nd Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 89.0% 2022 up 4.7% 17th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2024 up 0.7% 82nd Gender Inequality Index 0.084 2022 down 24.3% 139th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →