Suriname
| Overview of Country Gender Equality Status
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Normativeand Policy Frameworks
Domestic Violence Act
| Title | Date Passed | Date Amended | Contents | Key Amendments |
| Law on Combatting Domestic Violence
| 2009
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| This law punishes financial violence, physical violence, psychological violence and sexual violence | Currently the Law on Combating Domestic Violence is under revision |
| Penal Code | 1911 | 2009 |
| Rape within marriage is now penalized |
Gender Policy
| In existence (Yes/No) | Title | Date | Notes |
| Yes | Integral Gender Action Plan
Gender Work Plan | 2006
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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 |
| No signature date recorded/ 1 March 1993 (A) | 3rd Report – 9 June 2005 | 4th & 5th Report – 1st March 2010 | Not signed |
Convention of Belem do Para
| Year Signed/Year Ratified | Reporting Status |
| No signature date/ 3 August 2002 | Response to Second Mulitlateral Evaluation Round Questionnaire 2009-2014 |
Universal Periodic Review
| Reporting Status | Date of Consideration | Outcome of Review | Decision of the Outcome |
| 2 May 2011 | Provided on 11 July 2011 |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
| Year Signed/Year Ratified | Reporting Status (Publication Date) | Report(s) Due | Concluding Observations |
| 26 January 1900/ 1 March 1993 | Combined 3rd & 4th Reports - submitted 16 January 2014 | To be determined | To be reviewed 72nd Session – 2016 |
Population/Demography
Population disaggregated by sex andage
| Age Group | Females | Males | Both Sexes
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| 0-14 | 73 676 | 49.0 | 76 565 | 51.0 | 150 241 | July 2014/CIA World Fact Book |
| 15-24 | 49 313 | 49.0 | 51 322 | 51.0 | 100 635 | ” |
| 25-54 | 124 034 | 49.0 | 128 620 | 51.0 | 252 654 | ” |
| 55-64 | 19 158 | 51.0 | 18 140 | 49.0 | 37 298 | ” |
| 65+ | 18 442 | 56.8 | 14 041 | 43.2 | 32 483 | ” |
| Total | 284 623 | 49.6 | 288 688 | 50.4 | 573 311 | ” |
| Adolescent Fertility Rate (births per 1,000) | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2012/World Bank |
| Life span
| Years | Years | Years | 2005-2010/UN Population Division | ||
| 73.1 | 66.4 | 69.6 | ||||
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 | 33 432 | 48.2 | 35 978 | 51.8 | 69 410 | 2013 | 80.6 | 80.2 | 2013 |
| Secondary | 28 894 | 55.8 | 22 907 | 44.2 | 51 801 | 2013 | 57.3 | 47.8 | 2013 |
| 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 |
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| Labour Force Participation Rate | 40.5% | 68.7% | 55.0 | 2011/ECLAC |
| Unemployment Rate | 19.3% | 19.3% | 12.70% | 2012/World Bank |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 57.6% | 23.1% | 33.40% | ” |
| Part-time employment | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Employed Population by EconomicSector (2011)
| Economic Sector | Female | Male | Total |
| Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing |
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| Financing, Insurance, Real Estate & Other Business Activities |
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Leadershipand Decision-Making
Number and percentage of women andmen in leadership positions
| Leadership Positions | Female | Male | Total | Year/Source | ||
| No. | % | No. | % | |||
| Parliament | 7 | 14 | 44 | 86 | 51 | 2014/Beijing +20 |
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| Civil Service – Heads of Departments |
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| Chief of Police | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | Accessed Feb 2015/Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police |
| Judicial appointments | 10 | 62.5 | 6 | 37.5 | 16 | 2013/Beijing +20 |
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| Local government leaders | 295 | 34.6 | 557 | 65.4 | 852 | 2000-2012/Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Government ministers | 1 | 5.9 | 16 | 94.1 | 17 | 2014/Beijing +20 |
| Leaders of Parties |
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| 7 | Accessed Feb 2015/Caribbean Elections+ |
| Deputy Heads of Parties |
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| Speaker of the Parliament | √ | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2014/Beijing +20 |
| Head of Government | -- | -- | √* | -- | -- | Accessed Feb 2015/Caribbean Elections |
| Head of State | -- | -- | √ | -- | -- | ” |
+ Only 2 party leaders identified.
* The President is both the Chief of State and Head of Government.
Violenceagainst Women
Number and percentage of intimatepartner homicides (2013)
| Homicides
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| Intimate partner homicides | 3 |
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Source: ECLAC
Genderand Poverty
Poverty and poverty status ofvulnerable populations by sex/age group (based on country’s poverty index/line)
| Age group | Female | Male | Indigenous | Disabled | Elderly | PLHIV | Year/Source | ||||
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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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