Women can take the same jobs as men in Seychelles
Seychelles: Women can take the same jobs as men was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 2023. ▬ Flat
Women can take the same jobs as men in Seychelles, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in (1=yes; 0=no).
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 1 (1=yes; 0=no) for women can take the same jobs as men in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women can take the same jobs as men in Seychelles peaked at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1 (1=yes; 0=no), in 1970.
Seychelles ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Seychelles
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.6% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.4% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.8% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.1% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.1% (2024)
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 63.3% (2024)
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women can take the same jobs as men in Seychelles?
- Women can take the same jobs as men in Seychelles was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women can take the same jobs as men recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1970.
- What is the lowest women can take the same jobs as men recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1970.
- How does Seychelles rank for women can take the same jobs as men?
- Seychelles ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women can take the same jobs as men rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women can take the same jobs as men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Husbands cannot prevent their wives from working, women don't need more permissions or additional documentation to work relative to men, and their work is not considered a form of disobedience with legal consequences.