A report issued by the World Bank entitled: "Women's Economic Participation in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon" showed that the rate of women's participation in Lebanon is at 26.3 percent, which places it in the 17th place among the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region, that is, before some countries in the region (Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Iran, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia), as well as some countries outside the region (such as India and Pakistan).
According to the World Bank report, younger women in Lebanon enjoy a higher participation rate than women over the age of 45, and women between the ages of 15 and 44 have twice the chance to participate in the labor market compared to women aged 45 and 64 years old.
The report showed that improving women's economic participation in the MENA region contributes to comprehensive growth, as women contribute 18 percent of the region's GDP, compared to a global average of 37 percent. The report showed that the Middle East and North Africa region has the lowest female labor force participation rate in the world at 21 percent, among women between the ages of 15 and 64 years.
Source (Al-Jumhuriya Newspaper-Lebanon, Edited)
