Women in Guyana
Women in Guyana are South American women who live in or come from Guyana. In general, Guyanese women play significant roles in modern-day Guyanese society as house-workers, farmers, market vendors, teachers, nurses, civil servants, and clerks. A few women of Guyana have become senior position holders in the Government of Guyana; there has even been one Guyanese woman who took the role as the President of Guyana. Education-wise, women in Guyana have outperformed male Guyanese in regional examinations. There are currently more women in Guyana who attend education in universities.
Many Guyanese women living in urban areas of Guyana have taken roles as breadwinners for their families, particularly in working-class families.
In religion, obeah women participate as religious leaders in folk religion.
