{"id":18668,"date":"2025-02-27T08:06:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T08:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/blog\/?p=18668"},"modified":"2025-02-27T11:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T11:14:49","slug":"which-countries-support-women-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/blog\/instant-offices-news\/which-countries-support-women-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Countries Provide the Most Support for Women at Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The current <\/strong>global labour force participation<\/strong><\/a> rate is 72% for men and just under 47% for women. With this large gap evident on a global scale, it\u2019s important to note that the workplace gender gap is higher in some countries than in others. So, which countries around the world are currently the best places to be a woman in the workforce?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We collected data on 38 OECD* countries, looking at gender parity by economic participation and education, the percentage of women in parliament, maternity leave, percentage of women in the workforce, and overall gender equality in each country.<\/p>\n

To get our leader board, each category was scored separately and combined into a final ranking score. Let\u2019s take a look at the results.<\/p>\n

Finland, Norway and New Zealand are Among the Best Countries for Women at Work<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
RANK<\/strong><\/td>\nCOUNTRY<\/strong><\/td>\nFINAL SCORE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n\n

Finland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

136<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2<\/td>\n\n

Norway<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

136<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3<\/td>\n\n

New Zealand<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

134<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

4<\/td>\n\n

Iceland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

124<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

5<\/td>\n\n

Sweden<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

123<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

6<\/td>\n\n

Lithuania<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

112<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

7<\/td>\n\n

Latvia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

110<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

8<\/td>\n\n

United Kingdom<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

107<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9<\/td>\n\n

Estonia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

106<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10<\/td>\n\n

France<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

105<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

According to our rankings, Finland and Norway are the #1 countries in the world for working women. New Zealand follows close behind at #2.<\/p>\n