Women in Angola

Women in Angola face significant societal barriers regarding equal pay, physical and sexual safety, and access to assets. Progress has been made to improve the gender equality and in 2024, 38.6% of seats in the Angolan National Assembly were held by women. Still, Angola lacks data on key as only 36% of indicators needed to monitor the SDGs from a gender perspective are available.

In rural Angola, as in many African economies, most of the population engaged in agricultural activities. Women performed much of the agricultural labor. Marriage generally involved familial, political, and economic interests as well as personal considerations and gains. The household was the most important unit of production and was usually composed of several generations. The women grew and prepared most of the food for the household and performed all other domestic work. Because of their major role in food production, women shared relatively equal status with men, who spent much of their time hunting or tending cattle.