The Bahamas
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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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The Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act |
1991
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2008
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Part II dealing with domestic violence was repealed and is now covered under Domestic Violence (Protection Orders) Act. |
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Domestic Violence (Protection Orders) Act |
2008 |
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- Protection Orders - Counselling |
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Gender Policy
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In existence (Yes/No) |
Title |
Date |
Notes |
|
No |
|
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Draft National Gender Policy |
National Strategic Action Plan on Gender Based Violence
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In existence (Yes/No) |
Title |
Date |
Notes |
|
No |
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Draft Five-Year Strategic Plan on Domestic Violence |
Regional and International Human Rights Conventions
CEDAW Convention Optional Protocol
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Year Signed/Year Ratified/Ascension (A) |
Reporting Status (Publication Date) |
Report(s) Due |
Concluding Observations |
Year Signed/Year Ratified |
|
No signature date/ 6 October 1993 (A) |
5th Report – 18 October 2011 |
6th Report – 1 July 2016 |
No review date |
Not signed |
Convention of Belem do Para
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Year Signed/Year Ratified |
Reporting Status |
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16 May 1995/ 5 May 1995 (A) |
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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23 January 2013 |
Provided on: 24 June 2013 |
No decision recorded |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Year Signed/Year Ratified |
Reporting Status (Publication Date) |
Report(s) Due |
Concluding Observations |
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30 October 1990/ 20 February 1991 |
1st Report – 28 January 2004 |
2nd - 4th Reports – 21 March 2008 |
38th Session - 31 March 2005 |
Population/Demography
Population disaggregated by sex and age
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Age Group |
Females |
Males |
Both Sexes |
Year/Source |
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No |
% |
No |
% |
No
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0-14 |
47 097 |
50.0 |
47 022 |
50.0 |
94 119 |
2010/Census |
|
15-24 |
28 855 |
50.0 |
28 826 |
50.0 |
57 681 |
” |
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25-34 |
27 920 |
52.0 |
25 729 |
48.0 |
53 649 |
” |
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35-44 |
28 729 |
52.0 |
26 564 |
48.0 |
55 293 |
” |
|
45-54 |
23 191 |
52.4 |
21 063 |
47.6 |
44 254 |
” |
|
55-64 |
12 618 |
52.9 |
11 249 |
47.1 |
23 867 |
” |
|
65+ |
12 337 |
57.0 |
9 292 |
43.0 |
21 629 |
” |
|
Not stated |
457 |
47.2 |
512 |
52.8 |
969 |
” |
|
Total |
181 204 |
51.6 |
170 257 |
48.4 |
351 461 |
” |
|
Adolescent Fertility Rate (births per 1,000) |
28 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2012/World Bank |
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Life span
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Years |
Years |
Years |
” |
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|
78 |
72 |
-- |
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Education and Training
Student population by sex
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Educational Level |
Females |
Males |
Total |
Year |
Net enrolment rate (%)[i] |
Year |
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No |
% |
No |
% |
No
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Females |
Males |
||
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Primary |
16 838 |
49.6 |
17 139 |
50.4 |
33 977 |
2010 |
98.7 |
93.3 |
2009 |
|
Secondary |
17 489 |
50.8 |
16 917 |
49.2 |
34 406 |
2010 |
85.9 |
80.0 |
2010 |
|
Tertiary (per 100 000 inhabitants)[ii] |
N/A |
-- |
N/A |
-- |
N/A |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Labour
Employment status by sex
|
Employment status |
Females |
Males |
Total |
Year/Source |
|
Employed |
81 850 |
82 270 |
164 120 |
|
|
Labour Force Participation Rate |
69.3% |
79.3% |
-- |
2011/ECLAC |
|
Unemployment Rate |
13.7% |
13.6% |
13.7% |
” |
|
Part-time employed |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Employed Population by Economic Sector (2011)
|
Economic Sector |
Females |
Males |
Total |
|
Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing |
1 460 |
4 580 |
6 040 |
|
Mining, Quarrying, Electricity, Gas & Water |
370 |
1 930 |
2 300 |
|
Manufacturing |
1 680 |
2 905 |
4 585 |
|
Construction |
1 310 |
12 995 |
14 305 |
|
Wholesale & Retail |
12 690 |
12 900 |
25 590 |
|
Transport, Storage & Communication |
4 500 |
7 040 |
11 540 |
|
Hotel & Restaurant |
15 250 |
10 135 |
25 435 |
|
Financing, Insurance, Real Estate & Other Business Activities |
11 570 |
10 200 |
21 770 |
|
Community, Social & Personal Activities |
32 715 |
19 195 |
51 910 |
|
Not stated |
305 |
390 |
695 |
Source: The 2011 Labour Force and Household Income Survey
Leadership and Decision-Making
Number and percentage of women and men in leadership positions
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Leadership Positions |
Females |
Males |
Total |
Year/Source |
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|
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|||
|
Parliament |
5 |
13.2 |
33 |
86.8 |
38 |
|
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Appointed chambers (Senate) |
4 |
25.0 |
12 |
75.0 |
16 |
” |
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Civil Service - Permanent Secretaries |
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Civil Service – Heads of Departments |
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Chief of Police |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
Accessed Feb 2014/Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police |
|
Judicial appointments |
4 |
40.0 |
6 |
60.0 |
10 |
Accessed Feb 2015/Bahamas Supreme Court |
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Magistrates appointments |
|
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Local government leaders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Government ministers |
4 |
19.0 |
17 |
81.0 |
21 |
Accessed Feb 2015/ |
|
Leaders of Parties |
-- |
-- |
3 |
100.0 |
3 |
Accessed Feb 2015/Caribbean Elections |
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Deputy Heads of Parties |
|
|
|
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|
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Speaker of the Parliament |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
Accessed Feb 2015/Caribbean Elections |
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Head of Government |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
Accessed Feb 2015/ Government of the Bahamas |
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Head of State |
√ |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Accessed Feb 2015/ Government of the Bahamas |
Violence against Women
Number and percentage of intimate partner homicides (Year)
|
Homicides |
Females |
Males |
% 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 index/line)
|
Age group |
Females |
Males |
Indigenous |
Disabled |
Elderly |
PLHIV |
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Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
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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 |
48% (of population living below poverty line) |
52% (of population living below poverty line) |
-- |
-- |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Source: Department of Statistics, 2013
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
