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Women in Mauritius refers to the social demographic of women in Mauritius. Women's role in Mauritian society [ 3 ] changed throughout the 20th century. Historically, Mauritian culture maintained patriarchal power structures, in domains inclusive of family and work life.
The following list of Mauritians (in alphabetical order by last name), who are notable and are either born in Mauritius, of Mauritian descent or who produce works that are primarily about Mauritius. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
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also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Mauritian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Mauritian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Name Portrait Took office Left office President of Mauritius 1. Lady Ringadoo 12 March 1992 30 June 1992 Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo: 2. Zohra Uteem [5] 30 June 1992 15 February 2002 Cassam Uteem: 3. Marie Offmann 25 February 2002 7 October 2003 Karl Offmann: 4. Lady Sarojini Jugnauth: 7 October 2003 31 March 2012 Sir Anerood Jugnauth: 5. Aneetah ...
She was admitted to Lincoln's Inn and the Mauritius bar in 1955, making her the first female lawyer in Mauritius. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Pillay was an advocate for women's rights and represented Mauritius at seminars on women's roles in Africa in Addis Ababa and Berlin . [ 1 ]
In the late 19th to early 20th century, Chinese men in Mauritius married Indian women due to both a lack of Chinese women and the higher numbers of Indian women on the island. [11] [12] [13] The 1921 census in Mauritius counted that Indian women there had a total of 148 children fathered by Chinese men.
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: By occupation: Mauritian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Mauritian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.