Antigua and Barbuda
| 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 |
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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| Section 30, about committing the accused for trial, was repealed.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 |
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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 |
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| 4 October 2011 | Provided on: 14 December 2011 |
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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
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| Unemployment Rate | N/A | N/A | 11% (est.) | 2001/CIA World Fact Book |
| Part-time employed | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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 |
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| Civil Service – Heads of Departments |
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| Chief of Police | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | |
| Judicial appointments | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 3 | Accessed Feb 2015/Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court |
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| 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 | ” |
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| 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 |
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Gender and Poverty
Poverty and poverty status of vulnerable populations by sex/age group (based on country’s poverty line of EC$6 318)
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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
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[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).
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