Women in Belgium
Female Belgian mineworkers, 1910 | |
| General statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 8 (2010) |
| Women in parliament | 38.9% (2013) |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 77.5% (2012) |
| Women in labour force | 61.7% (employment rate OECD definition, 2019) |
| Gender Inequality Index | |
| Value | 0.048 (2021) |
| Rank | 10th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index | |
| Value | 0.773 (2025) |
| Rank | 27th out of 148 |
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Women in Belgium have made significant progress to achieve gender equality. In 1999, the average earnings of a Belgian woman was 91 percent of the salary of a Belgian man. In 2024, the gender pay gap had reduced to 4.5%. When not doing part-time jobs, Belgian women still "do more of the domestic work", depending on the agreement between female and male partners.