It can be observed that in the Parliament which was inaugurated after the 2006 and 2011 elections, the
proportion of women did not exceed 10%, with an average of 8.1% in 2006 and 8.6% in 2011 for the two
chambers. In 2006, the upper chamber merely had 43 women, compared to 457 men, i.e. 8.6% of number
of senators; and in 2011, the ratio was 47 women, compared to 453 men, i.e. 9.4% women. Similarly, the
lower chamber only had 8.1% women in 2006 and 8.6% in 2011.
Table 9: Disaggregated Statistics on Men and Women in Political Institutions at the Provincial Level
Designation
Total Number
Number of
Women
Number of Men
Provincial MPs
679
61
618
8.9
26
1
25
0.04
26
5
11
19.2
Provincial Ministers
116
24
92
20.7
Total
847
91
746
10.7
Provincial Governors
Dep. Governors
% of
Women
Source: CAFCO
The situation is no better at the provincial level; although we have more than one woman out of five persons
occupying a ministerial position (20.7%), women account for only 8.9% in the provincial legislative assemblies;
besides, there is no female governor in all of the country’s provinces.
Table 10: Disaggregated Statistics on Men and Women in Public Administration
No. of
Women
DESIGNATION
No. of
Men
% of
Women
7
44
13.7
Chairmen, Board of Directors
3
34
8.1
Board Members-Directors-General
4
33
10.8
Board Members-Tech. Directors
5
32
13.5
12
99
12.12
Chief Directors
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Total
Within the public administration set-up, the observation remains the same: with a proportion of 13.7%, women are
poorly represented at the secretary-general level and 8.1% at the board chairmanship level. Even the pro-democracy
institutions are no exception because there are only two women out of a membership of six, i.e.33% for CENI and
ECOSOC and 16.6% for CESAC (Table 10).
Table 11: Participation of Women in Pro-Democracy Institutions (2012)
Institution
CENI
CNDH
CSAC
ECOSOC
Source: CAFCO
Total
Number
No. of
Women
No. of Men
% of Women
13
9
4
2
9
7
33
22
6
8
1
2
5
6
16.6
33
Table 12: Girl-Boy Ratio at the Primary and Secondary School Levels: 2007 – 2013
112