St. Kitts and Nevis
| 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 Act | 2000 | 2005 | - Protection Orders - Occupation Orders - Tenancy Orders | Creates a wide range of speedy and effective remedies to reduce domestic violence |
| The Offences Against the Person Act rev. | 2002 |
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Gender Policy
| In existence (Yes/No) | Title | Date | Notes |
| No |
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| National Plan on Gender and Development for 1996-2000 Approved by the Government in 1996. |
NationalStrategic Action Plan on Gender Based Violence
| In existence (Yes/No) | Title | Date | Notes |
| No |
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Regional and International Human Rights Conventions
CEDAWConvention OptionalProtocol
| Year Signed/Year Ratified/Ascension (A) | Reporting Status (Publication Date) | Concluding Observations | Report(s) Due | Year Signed/Year Ratified |
| No signature date/ 25 April 1985 (A) | Combined Initial - 4th Reports: 22 January 2001 | 27th Session: 9 October 2002 | 5th Report Due: 25th May 2002 | No signature date /20 January 2006 (A) |
Conventionof Belem do ParaYear
| Signed/Year Ratified | Reporting Status |
| 9 June 1994/ | Response to Second Multilateral Evaluation Round Questionnaire 2009-2014 |
UniversalPeriodic Review
| Reporting Status | Date of Consideration | Outcome of Review | Decision of the Outcome |
| 28 January 2011 | Provided on: 15 March 2011 | Not recorded |
Conventionon the Rights of the Child
| Year Signed/Year Ratified | Reporting Status (Publication Date) | Concluding Observations | Report(s) Due |
| 26, January 1990/ | 1st Report: 05 May 1997 | 2nd Report: |
Population/Demography
Population disaggregated by sex andage (2011)
| Age Group | Females | Males | Both Sexes
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| 0-14 | 6 670 | 49.7 | 6 760 | 50.3 | 13 430 | |
| 15-24 | 4 110 | 50.4 | 4 049 | 49.6 | 8 159 | ” |
| 25-34 | 3 676 | 49.7 | 3 713 | 50.3 | 7 389 | ” |
| 35-44 | 3 564 | 49.7 | 3 614 | 50.3 | 7 178 | ” |
| 45-54 | 2 052 | 48.4 | 2 190 | 51.6 | 4 242 | ” |
| 55-64 | 1 175 | 52.2 | 1 075 | 47.8 | 2 250 | ” |
| 65+ | 2 105 | 57.2 | 1 572 | 42.8 | 3 677 | ” |
| Total | 23 352 | 50.4 | 22 973 | 49.6 | 46 325 | ” |
| Adolescent Fertility Rate (births per 1,000) | 67.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2006-2010/UNICEF |
| Life span
| Years | Years | Years | |||
| 76.8 | -- | 72.0 | -- | 2010-15/UN Data | ||
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 | 2 800 | 50.1 | 2 789 | 49.9 | 5 589 | 2013 | 80.7 | 78.2 | 2013 |
| Secondary | 2 566 | 53.5 | 2 226 | 46.5 | 4 792 | 2013 | 87.9 | 82.1 | 2013 |
| Tertiary (per 100,00 inhabitants)[ii] | 2 235 | -- | 1 112 | -- |
| 2008 | -- | -- | -- |
Source: UNESCOInstitute for Statistics
Labour
Employment status and occupational status by sex and age group
| Employment status | Female | Male | Total | Year/Source |
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| Labour Force Participation Rate: St. Kitts Nevis |
70.3% 66.3% |
78.0% 76.2% |
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| Unemployment Rate: St. Kitts Nevis |
6.6% 8.3% |
5.3% 8.1% |
6.5% N/A |
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| Part-time employed | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Employed Population by EconomicSector (2012)
| Economic Sector | Female | Male | Total |
| Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing | 79 | 282 | 361 |
| Manufacturing (including Mining & Quarrying) | 1 304 | 865 | 2 169 |
| Electricity, Gas & Water Supply | 92 | 223 | 315 |
| Construction | 257 | 2 497 | 2 754 |
| Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles; Personal & Household Goods | 1 977 | 1 519 | 3 496 |
| Transport, Storage & Communication | 768 | 812 | 1 580 |
| Hotel & Restaurant | 2 229 | 1 381 | 3 610 |
| Financial Intermediation | 873 | 371 | 1 244 |
| Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities | 786 | 797 | 1 583 |
| Public Administration & Defence; Compulsory Social Security | 4 015 | 2 846 | 6 861 |
| Education, Health & Social Work | 696 | 421 | 1 117 |
| Other Community, Social & Personal Services | 699 | 770 | 1 469 |
| Private Households with Employed Persons | 282 | 176 | 458 |
| Activities of Extra-territorial Organisation & Bodies | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Source: CountryGender Assessment, 2014
Leadershipand Decision-Making
Number and percentage of women andmen in leadership positions
| Leadership Positions | Female | Male | Total | Year/Source | ||
| No. | % | No. | % | |||
| Parliament
Nevis Assembly | 3
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20.0 | 11
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80.0 | 14
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2013/Country Gender Assessment |
| Appointed chambers (Senate) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| St. Kitts Civil Service: Permanent Secretaries Heads of Departments |
8 12 |
53.3 34.3 |
7 23 |
46.7 65.7 |
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2013/Country Gender Assessment ” |
| Nevis Civil Service: Permanent Secretaries Heads of Departments |
2 8 |
20.0 28.6 |
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80.0 71.4 |
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| Chief of Police | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | Accessed Feb 2015/Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police |
| Judicial appointments | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 3 | 2013/Country Gender Assessment |
| Magistrates appointments | 0 | 00.0 | 18 | 100.0 | 18 | ” |
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| Government ministers | 1 | 11.1 | 8 | 88.9 | 9 | 2015/Caribbean Elections |
| Leaders of Parties | -- | -- | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | Accessed Feb 2015/Caribbean Elections |
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| Speaker of the Parliament | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | Accessed Feb 2015/Inter-Parliamentary Union |
| Head of Government | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | 2015/Caribbean Elections |
| Head of State | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | ” |
Violenceagainst Women
Number and percentage of intimatepartner homicides (2012)
| Homicides
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| Intimate partner homicides | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: CountryGender Assessment
Genderand Poverty
Poverty and poverty status ofvulnerable populations by sex/age group (based on country’s poverty index/line)
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| Total | N/A | N/A | -- | -- | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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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