Women in Seychelles enjoy the same legal, political, economic, and social rights as men.

[3][4] Mothers tend to be dominant in the household, controlling most current expenditures and looking after the interests of the children.

[3] Older women can usually count on financial support from family members living at home or contributions from the earnings of grown children.

[4] The authorities often dismissed the few cases that reached a prosecutor, or the court gave the perpetrator a light sentence.

[4] As of 1994, women formed nearly half of the enrollment at the prestigious Seychelles Polytechnic, the highest level of education on the islands.