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In 2016, the Ministry of Gender Equality requested the withdrawal of an advertisement by Coca-Cola which was considered "sexist" due to a complaint from a gender consultant. [14] In March 2018, a new law was established to form the National Women’s Council as a platform for women to voice out their needs and aspirations. [ 15 ]
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Welfare is a cabinet-level division of the Government of Mauritius. As of November 2024, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare is Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie. [1]
Countries by Gender Inequality Index (Data from 2019, published in 2020). Red denotes more gender inequality, and green more equality. [1]The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is an index for the measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Human rights issues, however, still persist and these include gender-based violence, domestic violence, and the lack of protection of children and members of the LGBTQ community. There are also incidents of abuses perpetrated by the government such as unlawful arrest, invasion of privacy , censorship , and violence, among others.
The following list sorts countries by their estimated male to female income ratio according to the Gender Development Index of the United Nations. The ratio is determined by comparing the gross national income per woman with the gross national income per man in 2017. [1] * indicates "Gender inequality in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
The colonial roots of gender inequality refers to the political, educational, and economic inequalities between men and women in Africa. According to a Global Gender Gap Index [1] report published in 2018, it would take 135 years to close the gender gap in Sub-Saharan Africa and nearly 153 years in North Africa. While much more is known about ...
Another suggested alternative is the Gender Gap Measure which could be interpreted directly as a measure of gender inequality, instead of having to be compared to the HDI as the GDI is. It would average the female-male gaps in human development and use a gender-gap in labor force participation instead of earned income.
Pages in category "Women's rights in Mauritius" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and ...