Women in Andorra

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Women in Andorra have equal legal rights. They gained the right to vote in 1970, and since then the General Council has included many women, with about half of its seats after the 2019 election. Abortion is illegal in Andorra, and prostitution is also illegal. The country prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.

The push for women's political rights started in 1967 when seven women from each municipality began a campaign to win the vote. The movement led to a 1970 decree giving women voting rights, and women were able to be elected from 1973. Carme Travesset became the first woman elected to public office (to the Escaldes–Engordany city council) in 1973. The first female mayors, Bibiana Rossa and Lydia Magallon, were elected in 1995. In 2019, Roser Suñé Pascuet became the first woman General Syndic, and women held about 50% of General Council seats after that election. A 2022 change to the electoral law introduced a 40% gender quota for female candidates. Eva Descarrega became Andorra’s first female ambassador to Spain in 2024.

The Women’s Association of Andorra, founded in 1994, is the country’s main women’s group. Women joined the police’s tactical unit in 2024. International concerns include calls to improve data on sexual violence and to implement the Istanbul Convention. The gender pay gap in Andorra is estimated to be between 22% and 40%.