Saint Lucia
| Overview of Country Gender Equality Status
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Normativeand Policy Frameworks
Domestic Violence Act
| Title | Date Passed | Date Amended | Contents | Key Amendments |
| Domestic Violence Act
| 20 April 1995
| 2005 | - Protection Order - Occupancy Order - Tenancy Order | This Act creates a wide range of speedy and effective remedies to reduce domestic violence |
| Criminal Code Revised | 1995 |
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| Year Signed/Year Ratified | Reporting Status |
| 11 November 1994/ 4 April 1995 | Response to Second Multilateral Evaluation Round Questionnaire 2009-2014 |
Universal Periodic Review
| Reporting Status | Date of Consideration | Outcome of Review | Decision of the Outcome |
| Submitted 12 November 2010 | 25 January 2011 | Provided on 11 March 2011 | Not recorded |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
| Year Signed/Year Ratified | Reporting Status (Publication Date) | Concluding Observations | Report(s) Due |
| 30 September 1990/ | 2nd - 4th Reports: | 66th Session: | 5th – 6th Reports: |
Population/Demography
Population disaggregated by sex andage
| Age Group | Females | Males | Both Sexes
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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 | ” |
| 25-34 | 12 839 | 50.3 | 12 703 | 49.7 | 25 542 | ” |
| 35-44 | 12 508 | 51.0 | 11 995 | 49.0 | 24 503 | ” |
| 45-54 | 9 946 | 50.0 | 9 943 | 50.0 | 19 889 | ” |
| 55-64 | 6 110 | 51.0 | 5 864 | 49.0 | 11 974 | ” |
| 65+ | 7 849 | 55.0 | 6 418 | 45.0 | 14 267 | ” |
| Total | 83 675 | 51.0 | 81 919 | 49.0 | 165 594 | ” |
| Adolescent Fertility Rate (births per 1,000) | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2012/World Bank |
| Life span | Years | Years | Years | |||
| 79 | 71 | 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 | 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: UNESCOInstitute for Statistics
Labour
Employment status by sex and agegroup (Year)
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| Labour Force Participation Rate | 64.2% | 77.3% | 70.7% | 2011/ECLAC |
| Unemployment Rate | 27.5% | 22.6% | 24.9% | 3rd Quarter 2013/ |
| Part-time Employed | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Employed Population by EconomicSector (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 |
| Electricity, Gas & Water Supply | 37 | 703 | 740 |
| Construction | 365 | 6 784 | 7 149 |
| 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 |
| Education | 896 | 237 | 1 132 |
| Health & Social Work | 419 | 108 | 527 |
| Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities | 983 | 1 307 | 2 290 |
| 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: TradeAdjustment and Poverty in St. Lucia 2005/2006
Leadership and Decision-making
Number and percentage of women andmen in leadership positions
| Leadership Positions | Female | Male | Total | Year/Source | ||
| No. | % | No. | % | |||
| Parliament | 3 | 16.7 | 15 | 83.3 | 18 | |
| Appointed chambers (Senate) | 2 | 18.2 | 9 | 81.8 | 11 | 2012/ ” |
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| Judicial appointments | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 3 | Accessed Feb 2015/Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court |
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| Leaders of Parties | -- | -- | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | Accessed Feb 2015/Caribbean Elections |
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| Head of Government | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | 2015/Caribbean Elections |
| Head of State | √ | -- | -- | -- | -- | ” |
Violenceagainst Women
Number and percentage of intimatepartner homicides (2013)
| Homicides
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| Intimate partner homicides | 0 | 0 | ECLAC |
Source: ECLAC
Genderand Poverty
Poverty and poverty status ofvulnerable populations by sex/age group (based on country’s poverty line EC$5086)
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| 35-44 |
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| 45-54 |
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| 55-64 |
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| Total | 14 748 | 14 3777 | -- | -- | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: TradeAdjustment and Poverty in Saint Lucia, 2005/06
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[i] Net enrolmentrate – the number of children of the official school age enrolled in theeducational level as a percentage of the total children of the official schoolage population.
[ii] Formula: 100000 x (Total number of students enrolled in tertiary education in a givenacademic year/country’s population).
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