Morocco’s low female labor participation, widespread informal employment, and rapidly aging population are putting growing pressure on the sustainability of pensions and social protection systems, according to a new HCP report. The study argues that extending social coverage alone will not be enough without deeper reforms aimed at expanding formal employment and increasing women’s participation in the economy.
Over the past year, the unemployment rate among women rose sharply by 1.1 percentage points, reaching 20.5% in 2025. These figures from the HCP are particularly alarming, as they confirm a sustained and unprecedented upward trend, despite numerous public initiatives launched over the years to curb it.
In a bid to bolster women's political participation ahead of the 2026 and 2027 elections, Morocco's Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and Family, Naïma Ben Yahya, has unveiled a national awareness campaign under the Moucharaka program. As political parties face mounting pressure to champion gender parity, civil society voices decry the persistent "political violence" against women, urging comprehensive reforms to transcend mere symbolic gestures.
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