Role of Women In The Developing Countries The differences between the Roles of Women in the Developed and the Developing World Women consist of half the world's population and do two-third of the world's working hours. However, they can only receive one tenth of money and own one hundred of property ("WomenĦħ 10). In spite of inequality enjoyed by men and women, there are distinct differences between the roles of women in the developed and the developing world- in the house and outside the house. Women in the developing countries bear a much heavier burden in the house than that in the deve