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  2. Gender equality in Rwanda - Wikipedia

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    Inside Rwanda's government, there is a Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, a gender monitory office, and a commitment to gender-based budgeting that ensures the promotion of gender equality. [9] The government supports programs like Women for Women International Rwanda, which focuses on women of the country becoming economically ...

  3. Cabinet of Rwanda - Wikipedia

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    The cabinet in 2018 is 50% women making Rwanda, with Ethiopia, the only two African countries with gender equality in their governments. President Paul Kagame reduced the number of cabinet members from 31 to 26 in October 2018.

  4. 25 Years After the Rwandan Genocide, We Need to Keep Our ...

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    A survivor of the 1994 genocide reflects on the progress women have made in her home country-and how far they have to go. 25 Years After the Rwandan Genocide, We Need to Keep Our Focus on Young ...

  5. Rwanda Women Parliamentary Forum - Wikipedia

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    Rwanda was the first country in the world with a female majority in parliament, currently at 61.3% for the Lower House and 38.5% for the Upper House. In 2018, the allocation further propagated having women hold 42% of the Cabinetry seats, 32% of Senate seats, 50% of Judicial seats, and 43.5% of distinct Council seats.

  6. Valerie Nyirahabineza - Wikipedia

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    Nyirahabineza was elected to serve a five-year term in the regional East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in 2008. [6] The nine members of the Rwandan delegation to the EALA included Nyirahabineza as women's representative, Odette Nyiramirimo as civil society representative, James Ndahiro as representative for people with disabilities, Straton Ndikuryera as youth representative, and the ...

  7. Rose Kabuye - Wikipedia

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    Rose Kabuye (born Rose Kanyange; 22 April 1961 in Muvumba, Rwanda) [1] is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Rwandan Army and Until late 2023, she was the highest ranking woman ever to serve in her country's armed forces.

  8. Parliament of Rwanda - Wikipedia

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    Rwanda's parliament has the highest percentage of women in a single house parliament worldwide. [2] The government has reserved 24 out of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies for women. The 24 seats allocated to women are divided up between each province and the city of Kigali, where they are elected by an assembly made up of various ...

  9. Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe - Wikipedia

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    Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe is a national women's organization in Rwanda founded in 1992 [1] that is recognized internationally for its contributions to rebuilding society after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. These women took on the role of reconstructing what had been damaged.