Saint Lucia
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Overview of Country Gender Equality Status
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Normative and Policy Frameworks
Domestic Violence Act
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Title |
Date Passed |
Date Amended |
Contents |
Key Amendments |
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Domestic Violence Act
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20 April 1995
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2005 |
- Protection Order - Occupancy Order - Tenancy Order |
This Act creates a wide range of speedy and effective remedies to reduce domestic violence |
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Criminal Code Revised |
1995 |
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Gender Policy
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In existence (Yes/No) |
Title |
Date |
Notes |
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No |
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National Strategic Action Plan on Gender Based Violence
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In existence (Yes/No) |
Title |
Date |
Notes |
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No |
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Regional and International Human Rights Conventions
CEDAW Convention Optional Protocol
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Year Signed/Year Ratified/Ascension (A) |
Reporting Status (Publication Date) |
Concluding Observations |
Report(s) Due |
Year Signed/Year Ratified |
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No signature date/ 8 October 1982 (a) |
Combined Initial – 6th Reports – 12 September 2005 |
35th Session – 13 June 2006 |
7th Report - 8 November 2007 |
Not signed |
Convention of Belem do Para
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Year Signed/Year Ratified |
Reporting Status |
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11 November 1994/ 4 April 1995 |
Response to Second Multilateral Evaluation Round Questionnaire 2009-2014 |
Universal Periodic Review
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Reporting Status |
Date of Consideration |
Outcome of Review |
Decision of the Outcome |
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Submitted 12 November 2010 |
25 January 2011 |
Provided on 11 March 2011 |
Not recorded |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Year Signed/Year Ratified |
Reporting Status (Publication Date) |
Concluding Observations |
Report(s) Due |
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30 September 1990/ |
2nd - 4th Reports: |
66th Session: |
5th – 6th Reports: |
Population/Demography
Population disaggregated by sex and age
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Age Group |
Females |
Males |
Both Sexes
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Year/Source |
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No |
% |
No |
% |
No
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0-14 |
19 742 |
49.5 |
20 136 |
50.5 |
39 878 |
2010/Census |
|
15-24 |
14 681 |
49.7 |
14 860 |
50.3 |
29 541 |
” |
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25-34 |
12 839 |
50.3 |
12 703 |
49.7 |
25 542 |
” |
|
35-44 |
12 508 |
51.0 |
11 995 |
49.0 |
24 503 |
” |
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45-54 |
9 946 |
50.0 |
9 943 |
50.0 |
19 889 |
” |
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55-64 |
6 110 |
51.0 |
5 864 |
49.0 |
11 974 |
” |
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65+ |
7 849 |
55.0 |
6 418 |
45.0 |
14 267 |
” |
|
Total |
83 675 |
51.0 |
81 919 |
49.0 |
165 594 |
” |
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Adolescent Fertility Rate (births per 1,000) |
56 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2012/World Bank |
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Life span |
Years |
Years |
Years |
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79 |
71 |
75 |
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Education and Training
Student population by sex
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Educational Level |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year |
Net enrolment rate (%)[i] |
Year |
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No |
% |
No |
% |
No
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Female |
Male |
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Primary |
8 592 |
48.4 |
9 156 |
51.6 |
17 748 |
2013 |
91.5 |
94.5 |
2007 |
|
Secondary |
7 021 |
50.0 |
7 034 |
50.0 |
14 055 |
2013 |
81.1 |
80.2 |
2013 |
|
Tertiary (per 100,00 inhabitants)[ii] |
1 662 |
-- |
871 |
-- |
1 273 |
2013 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Source: UNESCO
Institute for Statistics
Labour
Employment status by sex and age group (Year)
|
Employment status |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
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Employed |
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Labour Force Participation Rate |
64.2% |
77.3% |
70.7% |
2011/ECLAC |
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Unemployment Rate |
27.5% |
22.6% |
24.9% |
3rd Quarter 2013/ |
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Part-time Employed |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Employed Population by Economic Sector (2005)
|
Economic Sector |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
Agriculture & Forestry |
2 385 |
5 556 |
7 941 |
|
Fishing |
35 |
655 |
690 |
|
Mining & Quarrying |
17 |
72 |
89 |
|
Manufacturing |
2 599 |
2 308 |
4 907 |
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Electricity, Gas & Water Supply |
37 |
703 |
740 |
|
Construction |
365 |
6 784 |
7 149 |
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Wholesale & Retail Trade etc. |
6 043 |
4 599 |
10 643 |
|
Hotels & Restaurant |
4 418 |
3 655 |
8 973 |
|
Transport, Storage & Communications |
850 |
3 234 |
4 084 |
|
Financial Intermediation |
851 |
319 |
1 170 |
|
Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities |
1 096 |
1 451 |
2 547 |
|
Public Administration, Social Security |
5 196 |
4 008 |
9 203 |
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Education |
896 |
237 |
1 132 |
|
Health & Social Work |
419 |
108 |
527 |
|
Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities |
983 |
1 307 |
2 290 |
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Private Households with Employed Persons |
1 660 |
145 |
1 804 |
|
Extra-territorial Organisation & Bodies |
130 |
37 |
167 |
|
No previous industry |
1 294 |
1 878 |
3 172 |
Source: Trade Adjustment and Poverty in St. Lucia 2005/2006
Leadership and Decision-making
Number and percentage of women and men in leadership positions
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Leadership Positions |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year/Source |
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No. |
% |
No. |
% |
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Parliament |
3 |
16.7 |
15 |
83.3 |
18 |
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Appointed chambers (Senate) |
2 |
18.2 |
9 |
81.8 |
11 |
2012/ ” |
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Civil Service - Permanent Secretaries |
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Civil Service - Heads of Departments |
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Judicial appointments |
1 |
33.3 |
2 |
66.7 |
3 |
Accessed Feb 2015/Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court |
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Magistrates appointments |
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Local government leaders |
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Government ministers |
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Leaders of Parties |
-- |
-- |
5 |
100.0 |
5 |
Accessed Feb 2015/Caribbean Elections |
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Deputy Heads of Parties |
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Head of Government |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
2015/Caribbean Elections |
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Head of State |
√ |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Violence against Women
Number and percentage of intimate partner homicides (2013)
|
Homicides
|
Female |
Male |
% of total homicides |
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Intimate partner homicides |
0 |
0 |
ECLAC |
Source: ECLAC
Gender and Poverty
Poverty and poverty status of vulnerable populations by sex/age group (based on country’s poverty line EC$5 086)
|
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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|
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Total |
14 748 |
14 3777 |
-- |
-- |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Source: Trade Adjustment and Poverty in Saint Lucia, 2005/06
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
