Antigua and Barbuda
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Overview of Country Gender Equality Status
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Normative and Policy Frameworks
Domestic Violence Act
|
Title |
Date Passed |
Date Amended |
Contents |
Key Amendments |
|
Domestic Violence Act |
18 February 1999 |
|
- Protection Order |
|
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The Sexual Offences Act |
26 July 1995 |
10 September 2004 |
|
Section 30, about committing the accused for trial, was repealed. |
Gender Policy
|
In existence (Yes/No) |
Title |
Date |
Notes |
|
No |
|
|
|
National Strategic Action Plan on Gender Based Violence
|
In existence (Yes/No) |
Title |
Date |
Notes |
|
Yes |
National Strategic Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence |
2013 - 2018 |
Directorate of Gender Affairs received grant from UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women for implementation of the plan. |
Regional and International Human Rights Conventions
CEDAW Convention Optional Protocol
|
Year Signed/Year Ratified/Ascension (A) |
Reporting Status (Publication Date) |
Concluding Observations |
Report(s) Due |
Year Signed/Year Ratified |
|
No signature date/ 1 August 1989 (A) |
Combined Initial, 2nd & 3rd Report – September 26 1995 |
16th & 17th Session - 1997 |
4th Report – 31 August 2002 |
No signature date/ 5 June 2006 (A) |
Convention of Belem do Para
|
Year Signed/ Year Ratified |
Reporting Status |
|
No signature date/ 17 November 1998 (A) |
Response to Second Multilateral Evaluation Round Questionnaire (2009-2014) |
Universal Periodic Review
|
Reporting Status |
Date of Consideration |
Outcome of Review |
Decision of the Outcome |
|
|
4 October 2011 |
Provided on: 14 December 2011 |
|
Convention on the Rights of the Child
|
Year Signed/Year Ratified |
Reporting Status (Publication Date) |
Report(s) Due |
Concluding Observations |
|
12 March 1991/ 5 November 1993
|
2nd – 4th Reports - submitted 10 July 2014 |
To be determined |
To be reviewed at 72nd Session, 2016 |
Population/Demography
Population disaggregated by sex and age
|
Age Group |
Females |
Males |
Both Sexes
|
Year/Source |
||
|
No |
% |
No |
% |
No
|
||
|
0-14 |
10 088 |
49.4 |
10 323 |
50.6 |
20 411 |
2011/Census |
|
15-24 |
6 937 |
50.6 |
6 760 |
49.4 |
13 697 |
” |
|
25-34 |
7 028 |
53.0 |
6 236 |
47.0 |
13 264 |
” |
|
35-44 |
7 287 |
54.1 |
6 173 |
45.9 |
13 460 |
” |
|
45-54 |
6 042 |
53.2 |
5 309 |
46.8 |
11 351 |
” |
|
55-64 |
3 526 |
52.7 |
3 161 |
47.3 |
6 687 |
” |
|
65+ |
3 633 |
55.4 |
2 927 |
44.6 |
6 560 |
” |
|
Not stated |
40 |
29.4 |
96 |
70.6 |
136 |
” |
|
Adolescent Fertility Rate (births per 1,000) |
49 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2012/World Bank |
|
Life span
|
Years |
Years |
Years |
2014/CIA World Fact Book |
||
|
78.3 |
-- |
74.0 |
-- |
783 |
||
Education and Training
Student population by sex
|
Educational Level |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year |
Net enrolment rate (%)[i] |
Year |
|||
|
No |
% |
No |
% |
No
|
Female |
Male |
|||
|
Primary |
5 040 |
48.2 |
5 413 |
51.8 |
10 453 |
2012 |
83.9 |
86.7 |
2012 |
|
Secondary |
4 479 |
53.4 |
3 904 |
46.6 |
8 383 |
2012 |
84.9 |
72.0 |
2012 |
|
Tertiary (per 100 000 inhabitants)[ii] |
2 673 |
-- |
1 288 |
-- |
2 012 |
2012 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Labour
Employment status and occupational status by sex and age group
|
Employment status |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year/Source |
|
Employed |
21 341 |
18 602 |
39 943 |
|
|
Labour Force Participation Rate |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
N/A |
N/A |
11% (est.) |
2001/CIA World Fact Book |
|
Part-time employed |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Employed Population by Economic Sector
|
Economic Sector |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
Agriculture, Hunting & Forestry |
225 |
563 |
788 |
|
Fishing |
2 |
288 |
290 |
|
Mining & Quarrying |
22 |
99 |
121 |
|
Manufacturing |
7 |
1 054 |
1 061 |
|
Electricity, Gas, Water Supply |
107 |
478 |
692 |
|
Construction |
138 |
3 419 |
3 557 |
|
Wholesale & Retail Trade |
2 931 |
2 586 |
5 517 |
|
Hotels & Restaurant |
3 455 |
2 327 |
5 782 |
|
Transport & Communication |
1 121 |
2 082 |
3 203 |
|
Financial & Business Services |
832 |
363 |
1 195 |
|
Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities |
751 |
914 |
1 665 |
|
Government Services |
2 587 |
2 399 |
4 986 |
|
Education |
1 507 |
45 |
1 552 |
|
Health & Social Work |
1 614 |
341 |
1 955 |
|
Other Services |
172 |
1 337 |
1 509 |
Source: Country Gender Assessment
Leadership and Decision-Making
Number and percentage of women and men in leadership positions
|
Leadership Positions |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year/Source |
||
|
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|||
|
Parliament |
2 |
11.1 |
16 |
88.9 |
18 |
|
|
Appointed chambers (Senate) |
6 |
50.0 |
6 |
50.0 |
12 |
” |
|
Civil Service - Permanent Secretaries |
13 |
62.0 |
8 |
38.0 |
21 |
|
|
Civil Service – Heads of Departments |
8 |
40.0 |
12 |
60.0 |
20 |
” |
|
Chief of Police |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
|
|
Judicial appointments |
1 |
33.3 |
2 |
66.7 |
3 |
Accessed Feb 2015/Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court |
|
Magistrates appointments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Local government leaders |
1 |
6.7 |
14 |
93.3 |
15 |
2013-14/Country Gender Assessment |
|
Government ministers |
1 |
6.7 |
14 |
93.3 |
15 |
2014/Caribbean Elections |
|
Leaders of Parties |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
100.0 |
3 |
” |
|
Deputy Heads of Parties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Speaker of the Parliament |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
|
|
Head of Government |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
” |
|
Head of State |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
2014/Caribbean Elections |
Violence against Women
Number and percentage of intimate partner homicides (Year)
|
Homicides |
Female |
Male |
% of total homicides |
|
Intimate partner homicides |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Source:
Gender and Poverty
Poverty and poverty status of vulnerable populations by sex/age group (based on country’s poverty line of EC$6 318)
|
Age group |
Female |
Male |
Indigenous |
Disabled |
Elderly |
PLHIV |
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|
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
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0-14 |
|
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15-24 |
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25-34 |
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35-44 |
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45-54 |
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55-64 |
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65+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
52.8% (of population living below poverty line) |
47.2% (of population living below poverty line) |
-- |
-- |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Source: Country Poverty Assessment, 2007
NOTES:
[i] Net enrolment rate – the number of children of the official school age enrolled in the educational level as a percentage of the total children of the official school age population.
[ii] Formula: 100 000 x (Total number of students enrolled in tertiary education in a given academic year/country’s population).
KEY
N/A Not available
-- Not applicable
