10 Countries with the Highest Percentage of Women in the Workforce

2. Madagascar

Female Labor Force Participation Rate: 82.6%

In Madagascar, a notable proportion of employed women are contributing family workers (14% of women vs. 5% of men), indicating their limited access to formal employment opportunities. Additionally, the gender wage gap persists, favoring men by 28.9 percentage points. These challenges are compounded by high rates of intimate partner violence, experienced by 41% of women, and child marriage affecting 38.8% of Malagasy women ages 20-24. Such circumstances curtail women’s decision-making power and perpetuate economic and social inequalities.