The aim of this paper is to investigate the factors behind the low participation of Sudanese women in labour force. The paper’s problem can be summed up in the following question: what are the main factors that contribute to the low participation of Sudanese women in labour force? The paper examined critically the main factors behind this phenomenon, as well as proposing certain policies in order to eradicate this problem. The methodology adopted in this paper is a combination of comparative, descriptive, and analytical in nature depending on secondary sources of data mainly. The main findings of the paper identified the prevailing cultural biases against female education, especially in rural areas, as well as the existing traditional values such as early marriage for girls, in addition to the age of children women have, and their own wage comparing to their husband’s wage, as the major factors that contributed to the low participation of Sudanese women in labour force. The paper most important recommendations call for increasing investment in women’s education, anticipating that it would lead to an expansion of women’s involvement in market activities, as education affects directly their decision to join the labour market.