Dominica
| Overview of Country Gender Equality Status
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Normativeand Policy Frameworks
Domestic Violence Act
| Title | Date Passed | Date Amended | Contents | Key Amendments |
| Protection against Domestic Violence Act | 2001
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| - Protection Orders - Occupation Orders - Tenancy Orders |
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| Sexual Offences Act | 1998 |
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Gender Policy
| In existence (Yes/No) | Title | Date | Notes |
| Yes
| National Policy and Action Plan for Gender Equity and | 2006 Updated in 2014 |
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National Strategic Action Plan onGender Based Violence
| In existence (Yes/No) | Title | Date | Notes |
| No |
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Regional and International Human Rights Conventions
CEDAW Convention OptionalProtocol
| Year Signed/Year Ratified/Ascension (A) | Reporting Status (Publication Date) | Concluding Observations | Report(s) Due | Year Signed/Year Ratified |
| 15 September 1980/
| No report submitted – list of issues generated by the Committee in the absence of Initial & Periodic Reports – 14 August 2008 | 43rd Session - 26 January 2009
| To be determined | Not signed |
Convention of Belem do Para
| Year Signed/Year Ratified | Reporting Status |
| No Signature Date/
| Response to Second Multilateral Evaluation Round (2009-2014) |
Universal Periodic Review
| Reporting Status | Date of Consideration | Outcome of Review | Decision of the Outcome |
| 7 December 2009 | Provided on: 04 January 2010 |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
| Year Signed/Year Ratified | Reporting Status (Publication Date) | Concluding Observations | Report(s) Due |
| 26, January 1990/ | 1st Report – 15 October 2003 | 2nd – 3rd Reports – 1 September 2006 |
Population/Demography
Population disaggregated by sex and age
| Age Group | Females | Males | Both Sexes
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| 0-14 | 9 987 | 49.4 | 10 224 | 50.6 | 20 211 | 2001/Census |
| 15-24 | 5 360 | 48.8 | 5 619 | 51.2 | 10 979 | ” |
| 25-34 | 5 156 | 49.6 | 5 234 | 50.4 | 10 390 | ” |
| 35-44 | 4 394 | 46.7 | 5 016 | 53.3 | 9 410 | ” |
| 45-54 | 2 888 | 47.0 | 3 257 | 53.0 | 6 145 | ” |
| 55-64 | 2 350 | 52.5 | 2 128 | 47.5 | 4 478 | ” |
| 65+ | 3 951 | 56.3 | 3 071 | 43.7 | 7 022 | ” |
| Not stated | 466 | 47.1 | 524 | 52.9 | 990 | ” |
| Total | 34 552 | 49.6 | 35 073 | 50.4 | 69 625 | ” |
| Adolescent Fertility Rate (births per 1,000) | 48.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2006-2010/UNICEF |
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Life Span
| Years | Years | Years | |||
| 77 | 72 | 75 | ||||
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 | 3 821 | 48.7 | 4 030 | 51.3 | 7 851 | 2013 | 92.0 | 91.5 | 2010 |
| Secondary | 3 285 | 50.5 | 3 222 | 49.5 | 6 507 | 2011 | 81.5 | 76.5 | 2011 |
| Tertiary (per 100,00 inhabitants)[ii] | N/A | -- | N/A | -- | N/A | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Source: UNESCOInstitute for Statistics
Labour
Employment status by sex
| Employment status | Female | Male | Total | Year/Source |
| Employed | 11 320 | 15 482 | 26 802 | |
| Labour Force Participation Rate | 41.6% | 58.4% | N/A | ” |
| Unemployed Rate | 9.9% | 12.3% | 11.3% | ” |
| Part-time employed | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Employed Population by Economic Sector (2000)
| Economic Sector | Female | Male | Total |
| Agriculture & Fishing | 814 | 4 454 | 5 268 |
| Mining & Quarrying | 13 | 143 | 156 |
| Manufacturing | 811 | 1 126 | 1 938 |
| Electricity, Gas & Water Supply | 76 | 334 | 409 |
| Construction | 51 | 2 403 | 2 454 |
| Wholesale & Retail Trade etc | 2 136 | 1 752 | 3 888 |
| Hotel & Restaurants | 958 | 344 | 1 301 |
| Transport, Storage & Communications | 333 | 1 225 | 1 558 |
| Financial Intermediations | 416 | 190 | 605 |
| Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities | 278 | 265 | 544 |
| Public Admin, Social Security | 838 | 1 647 | 2 486 |
| Education | 1 138 | 454 | 1 592 |
| Health & Social Work | 1 317 | 610 | 1 930 |
| Private Household with Employed Persons
| 684 | 164 | 848 |
| Extra-territorial Organisation & Bodies | 24 | 11 | 35 |
| Not stated | 95 | 115 | 207 |
Source: 2000Population and Housing Census
Leadershipand Decision-Making
Number and percentage of women and men in leadership positions
| Leadership Positions | Female | Male | Total | Year/Source | ||
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| Parliament | 7 | 21.9 | 25 | 78.1 | 32 | |
| Appointed chambers (Senate) | N/A | -- | N/A | -- | N/A |
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| Chief of Police | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | Accessed Feb 2015/Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police |
| Judicial appointments | -- | -- | 2 | 100 | 2 | Accessed Feb 2015/Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court |
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| Local government leaders | 141 | 41 | 204 | 59 | 345 | |
| Government ministers | 5 | 27.8 | 13 | 72.2 | 18 | 2014/Caribbean Elections |
| Leaders of Parties | -- | -- | 2 | 100 | 2 | Accessed Feb 2015/Caribbean Elections |
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| Speaker of the Parliament | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- |
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| Head of Government | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | 2015/Caribbean Elections |
| Head of State | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | ” |
Violenceagainst Women
Number and percentage of intimatepartner homicides (2013)
| Homicides
| Female | Male | % of total homicides |
| Intimate partner homicides | 1 | 0 | 6.67% |
Source: ECLAC
Genderand Poverty
Poverty and poverty status of vulnerable populations by sex/agegroup (based on country’s poverty index/line – EC$6,230 per annum)
| Age group | Female | Male | Total | Indigenous | Disabled | Elderly | PLHIV | |||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | |
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| 7 404 | 35.7 |
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| 15-24 |
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| 3 402 | 16.4 |
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| 25-34 |
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| 1 999 | 9.6 |
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| 35-44 |
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| 2 776 | 13.4 |
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| 45-54 |
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| 2 061 | 10 |
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| 55-64 |
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| 1 092 | 5.2 |
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| 2 024 | 9.8 |
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| Total | 10 615 | 28.9 | 10 144 | 28.8 | 20 759 | 100 | 49.8% of poor | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
Source: CountryPoverty Assessment – Dominica 2010
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[ii] Formula: 100000 x (Total number of students enrolled in tertiary education in a givenacademic year/country’s population).
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