This paper examines the relationship between female labor force participation and its impact on economic growth. The paper further explores whether the impact of the female labor force participation on economic growth is different for developing countries as a whole compared with countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). I hypothesize, that female labor force participation will have a positive effect on economic progress in developing countries including countries in SSA. I use a panel data from the World Development Indicators (WDI) from 1975-2015, and employ a neoclassical growth model to examine how the female labor force participation, affect economic growth. Using the ‘system’ GMM estimator, my findings reveal that the female labor participation has a positive impact on economic growth, in developing countries, and that of SSA countries only. This paper contributes to the literature analyzing the importance of female labor force participation on economic growth. By examining, the impact on 139 countries that make up the developing world analysis from this further strengthens the link between female labor force participation and economic growth.