Mauritius
| Quota Information | Parliament Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Are there legislated quotas? | Yes | Structure of parliament | Bicameral |
| For the Single/Lower House? | No | >Current members | 70 |
| Percentage of women | 20.00% | ||
| Source: Gender Quotas Database | Source: New Parline | ||
Mauritius is an island that is famed for its beautiful beaches and for its reputation as an “African success story”.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius, Ms.
At least 300 women would have been trained in politics by the end of 2013 under a programme aimed at politically empowering women in Mauritius, PANA reported from here Monday.
At least 300 women would have been trained in politics by the end of 2013 under a programme aimed at politically empowering women in Mauritius, PANA reported.
The challenge for the Mauritian general elections, which will take place in 2010, will be to ensure that the representation of women in politics triples. Currently, women comprise only 17% of the Parliament, 11.2% in municipalities and 5.2% in district councils.
On 18 July 2008, councillors of the District Council of Moka-Flacq committed themselves to ensuring that the village elections of 2010 would end with 30% women as District councillors. Women councillors make up a mere 3.7% in the Moka-Flacq District Council.
Mauritius - along with Botswana, Malawi and Madagascar - did not sign the Gender Protocol at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in August.