Trinidad and Tobago
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Overview of Country Gender Equality Status
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Normative and Policy Frameworks
Domestic Violence Act
|
Title |
Date Passed |
Date Amended |
Contents |
Key Amendments |
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The Domestic Violence Act
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12 October 1999
|
2006
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- Protection Orders - Application for Protection Orders - Variation, Duration & Revocation of Orders - Enforcement of Orders - Police Powers of Entry & Arrest |
- Wider definition of family and abuse - Strengthening of police protection
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The Sexual Offences Act |
11 November 1986 |
2006 |
|
- Wider range of offences - Greater protection for children and persons with mental disorders |
Gender Policy
|
In existence (Yes/No) |
Title |
Date |
Notes |
|
No |
|
June 2009 |
National Strategic Action Plan on Gender Based Violence
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In existence (Yes/No) |
Title |
Date |
Notes |
|
No |
|
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National Action Plan on Gender Based Violence and Sexual Violence being developed. |
Regional and International Human Rights Conventions
CEDAW Convention
Optional Protocol
|
Year Signed/Year Ratified/Ascension (A) |
Reporting Status (Publication Date) |
Concluding Observations |
Report(s) Due |
Year Signed/Year Ratified |
|
27 June 1985/
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Initial, 2nd and 3rd Periodic Reports - 6 February 2001 |
|
11 February 2001
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Not signed |
Convention of Belem do Para
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Year Signed/Year Ratified |
Reporting Status |
|
03 November 1995/
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Response to Second Multilateral Evaluation Round Questionnaire (2009-2014) |
Universal Periodic Review
|
Reporting Status |
Date of Consideration |
Outcome of Review |
Decision of the Outcome |
|
05 October 2011 |
Provided on: 14 December 2011 |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
|
Year Signed/Year Ratified |
Reporting Status (Publication Date) |
Concluding Observations |
Report(s) Due |
|
30 September 1990/ |
2nd Report: |
41st Session – |
3rd & 4th Reports: 3 January 2009 |
Population/Demography
Population disaggregated by sex and age
|
Age Group |
Females |
Males |
Both Sexes
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Year/Source |
||
|
No |
% |
No |
% |
No
|
||
|
0-14 |
134 236 |
49.1 |
139 179 |
50.9 |
273 415 |
2011/Census |
|
15-24 |
105 503 |
49.6 |
107 116 |
50.4 |
212 619 |
” |
|
25-34 |
112 933 |
49.3 |
116 165 |
50.7 |
229 098 |
” |
|
35-44 |
88 349 |
49.4 |
90 353 |
50.6 |
178 702 |
” |
|
45-54 |
90 632 |
49.4 |
92 666 |
50.6 |
183 298 |
” |
|
55-64 |
65 498 |
49.7 |
66 364 |
50.3 |
131 862 |
” |
|
65+ |
64 563 |
54.2 |
54 461 |
45.8 |
119 024 |
” |
|
Total |
661 714 |
49.8 |
666 305 |
50.2 |
1 328 019 |
” |
|
Adolescent Fertility Rate (births per 1,000) |
35 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2012/World Bank |
|
Life span
|
Years |
Years |
Years |
2012/World Bank |
||
|
74 |
-- |
66 |
-- |
70 |
||
Student population by sex
|
Educational Level |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year |
Net enrolment rate (%)[i] |
Year |
|||
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No |
% |
No |
% |
No
|
Female |
Male |
|||
|
Primary |
63 652 |
48.5 |
67 698 |
51.5 |
131 350 |
2010 |
94.7 |
95.6 |
2010 |
|
Secondary |
N/A |
-- |
N/A |
-- |
N/A |
-- |
75.2 (est.) |
70.2 (est.) |
2004 |
|
Tertiary (per 100,00 inhabitants)[ii] |
N/A |
-- |
N/A |
-- |
N/A |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Labour
Employment status by sex and age group
|
Employment status |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year/Source |
|
Employed |
|
|
|
|
|
Labour Force Participation Rate |
52.3% |
71.1% |
62.0% |
2014 (2nd quarter)/Labour Force Bulletin |
|
Unemployment rate |
4.1% |
3.0% |
3.5% |
” |
|
Part-time employed |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Employed Population by Economic Sector (2000)
|
Economic Sector |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
Sugar Cultivation and Other Agriculture |
3 079 |
23 845 |
26 924 |
|
Petroleum & Gas |
950 |
7 848 |
8 797 |
|
Other Mining |
100 |
675 |
775 |
|
Sugar Refining |
388 |
4 229 |
4 617 |
|
Food, Beverage |
5 061 |
9 946 |
15 007 |
|
Textiles, Apparel |
2 112 |
720 |
2 832 |
|
All Other Manufacturing |
5 657 |
20 090 |
25 747 |
|
Electricity & Gas |
1 039 |
4 642 |
5 681 |
|
Construction |
3 446 |
45 868 |
49 314 |
|
Wholesale & Retail |
41 593 |
38 327 |
79 920 |
|
Transportation, Storage |
5 712 |
24 934 |
30 646 |
|
Financing Insurance |
16 482 |
18 132 |
34 614 |
|
Public Administration |
13 868 |
20 882 |
34 750 |
|
Sanitary & Similar |
1 246 |
4 214 |
5 460 |
|
Social & Related Work |
29 878 |
16 065 |
45 943 |
|
Personal & Household |
18 453 |
19 002 |
37 455 |
|
Other Services |
244 |
221 |
465 |
|
Not stated |
4 677 |
7 386 |
12 063 |
Source: National Census Report 2000: Data Analysis
Leadership and Decision-Making
Number and percentage of women and men in leadership positions
|
Leadership Positions |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year/Source |
||
|
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|||
|
Parliament |
12 |
29.3 |
29 |
70.7 |
41 |
2014/Beijing +20 |
|
Appointed chambers (Senate) |
6 |
19.4 |
25 |
80.6 |
31 |
” |
|
Civil Service - Permanent Secretaries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Civil Service – Heads of Departments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief of Police |
- |
- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
Accessed Feb 2015/Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police |
|
Judicial appointments |
19 |
43.2 |
25 |
56.8 |
44 |
Accessed Feb 2015/Judiciary of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago |
|
Magistrates appointments |
43 |
70.5 |
18 |
29.5 |
61 |
” |
|
Local government leaders |
65 |
34.0 |
126 |
66.0 |
191 |
2013/Beijing +20 |
|
Government ministers |
6 |
20.0 |
24 |
80.0 |
30 |
Accessed Feb 2015/Government of Trinidad & Tobago |
|
Leaders of Parties |
1 |
12.5 |
7 |
87.5 |
8 |
Accessed Feb 2015/Caribbean Elections |
|
Deputy Heads of Parties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Speaker of the Parliament |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
Accessed Feb 2015/Trinidad & Tobago Parliament |
|
Head of Government |
√ |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
Head of State |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
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Violence against Women
Number and percentage of intimate partner homicides (2013)
|
Homicides
|
Female |
Male |
% of total homicides |
|
Intimate partner homicides |
4 |
0 |
0.98 |
Source: ECLAC
Gender and Poverty
Poverty and poverty status of vulnerable populations by sex/age group (based on country’s poverty line of TT$7 980)
|
Age group |
Female |
Male |
Indigenous |
Disabled |
Elderly |
PLHIV |
||||
|
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
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0-14 |
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
15-24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25-34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
35-44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
45-54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
55-64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
1 171 |
1 193 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Source: Analysis of the Trinidad & Tobago Survey of Living Conditions, 2005
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
