Belize
| Overview of Country Gender Equality Status
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Normativeand Policy Frameworks
Domestic Violence Act
| Title | Date Passed | Date Amended | Contents | Key Amendments | ||||
| The Domestic Violence (Protection Orders) Act | 2007
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| - Protection Orders & Rehabilitation Orders - Occupation Orders - Bail - Miscellaneous: arrest; jurisdiction; appeals; assistance to domestic violence victims; role of Ministry in alleviating domestic violence & abuse; ownership of property |
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| Criminal Code (Rev’d) | 2000 |
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Gender Policy
| In existence (Yes/No) | Title | Date | Notes |
| Yes | 2013 |
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National Strategic Action Plan onGender Based Violence
| In existence (Yes/No) | Title | Date | Notes |
| Yes | 2010 - 2013 |
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Regional and International Human Rights Conventions
CEDAW Convention OptionalProtocol
| Year Signed/Year Ratified/Ascension (A) | Reporting Status (Publication Date) | Report(s) Due | Concluding Observations | Year Signed/Year Ratified |
| 7 March 1990/ 16 May 1990
| 5th & 6th Reports – 15 June 2011 | 39th Session – 15 August 2007 | No signature date/
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Convention of Belem do Para
| Year Signed/Year Ratified | Reporting Status |
| 15 November 1996/ | Response to Second Multilateral Round Evaluation Questionnaire (2009-2014) |
Universal Periodic Review
| Reporting Status | Date of Consideration | Outcome of Review | Decision of the Outcome |
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| 5 May 2009 | 12th Session – Working Group Report provided on 4 June 2009 |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
| Year Signed/Year Ratified | Reporting Status (Publication Date) | Concluding Observations | Report(s) Due |
| 2 March 1990/ 2 March 1990
| 2nd Report – 13 July 2004 | 38th Session - 31 March 2005 | 3rd & 4th Reports – 1 September 2007 |
Population/Demography
Population disaggregated by sex andage
| Age Group | Females | Males | Both Sexes
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| 0-14 | 56 828 | 49.5 | 57 920 | 50.5 | 114 748 | 2010/ Census |
| 15-24 | 32 860 | 50.4 | 32 336 | 49.6 | 65 196 | ” |
| 25-34 | 25 438 | 51.6 | 23 908 | 48.4 | 49 346 | ” |
| 35-44 | 19 312 | 50.8 | 18 713 | 49.2 | 38 025 | ” |
| 45-54 | 13 094 | 49.1 | 13 582 | 50.9 | 26 676 | ” |
| 55-64 | 7 069 | 47.6 | 7 793 | 52.4 | 14 862 | ” |
| 65+ | 6 620 | 48.7 | 6 967 | 51.3 | 13 587 | ” |
| Not stated | 5 | 38.5 | 8 | 61.5 | 13 | ” |
| Total | 161 226 | 50.0 | 161 227 | 50.0 | 322 453 | ” |
| Adolescent Fertility Rate (births per 1,000) | 71 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2012/ World Bank |
| Life span
| Years | Years | Years | 2012/ World Bank | ||
| 77 | 71 | 74 | ||||
Educationand Training
Student population by sex
| Educational Level | Female | Male | Total | Year | Net enrolment rate (%)[i] | Year | |||
| No | % | No | % | No
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| Primary | 25 420 | 48.4 | 27 153 | 51.6 | 52 573 | 2013 | 96.0 | 97.1 | 2013 |
| Secondary | 18 747 | 51.1 | 17 931 | 48.9 | 36 678 | 2013 | 77.1 | 71.5 | 2013 |
| Tertiary (per 100 000 Inhabitants)[ii] | 3 170 | -- | 1 932 | -- | 2 552 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Source: UNESCOInstitute for Statistics
Labour
Employment status by sex
| Employment status | Female | Male | Total | Year/Source |
| Employed | 34 084 | 66 453 | 100 537 | 2010/ Census |
| Labour Force Participation Rate | 48.3% | 81.8% | -- | 2011/ ECLAC |
| Unemployment Rate | 19.4% | 5.9% | 11.1% | April 2014/ Statistical Institute of Belize |
| Part-time employment | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Employed Population by EconomicSector
| Economic Sector | Female | Male | Total |
| Agriculture | 1 522 | 18 267 | 19 789 |
| Industry | 1 704 | 3 709 | 5 413 |
| Services | 17 983 | 28 265 | 46 248 |
Source: Population Census, 2000
Leadershipand Decision-Making
Number and percentage of women andmen in leadership positions
| Leadership Positions | Female | Male | Total | Year/Source | ||
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| Parliament | 1 | 3.1 | 31 | 96.9 | 32 | |
| Appointed chambers (Senate) | 5 | 38.5 | 8 | 61.5 | 13 | ” |
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| Chief of Police | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | 2015/ Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police |
| Judicial appointments | 2 | 22.2 | 7 | 77.8 | 9 | Accessed Feb 2015/ Government of Belize
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| Magistrates appointments | 10 | 62.5 | 6 | 37.5 | 16 | Accessed Feb 2015/ Government of Belize |
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| Government ministers | 2 | 9.5 | 19 | 90.5 | 21 | Accessed Feb 2015/ Government of Belize |
| Leaders of Parties | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | Accessed Feb 2015/ Caribbean Elections |
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| Speaker of the Parliament | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | Accessed Feb 2015/ National Assembly of Belize |
| Head of Government | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | 2015/ Caribbean Elections |
| Head of State | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | ” |
Violenceagainst Women
Number and percentage of intimatepartner homicides (Year)
| Homicides
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| Intimate partner homicides | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Genderand Poverty
Poverty and poverty status ofvulnerable populations by sex/age group (based on country’s poverty line ofBz$3 400)
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[i] Net enrolment rate – the number of childrenof the official school age enrolled in the educational level as a percentage ofthe total children of the official school age population.
[ii] Formula: 100000 x (Total number of students enrolled in tertiary education in a givenacademic year/country’s population).
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