Under a new gender quota law introduced in Mauritius, at least one-third of the candidates in local elections must be women. But the adoption of a national quota is not yet on the horizon, even though just 18% of legislators are women and there are only two female cabinet ministers.
The new quota came into effect on 1 January. The next local elections are due by April in the five towns and 108 villages in this island nation of 1.3 million people.
Read more in the Guardian, published 6. Jan
Under a new gender quota law introduced in Mauritius, at least one-third of the candidates in local elections must be women. But the adoption of a national quota is not yet on the horizon, even though just 18% of legislators are women and there are only two female cabinet ministers.
The new quota came into effect on 1 January. The next local elections are due by April in the five towns and 108 villages in this island nation of 1.3 million people.
Read more in the Guardian, published 6. Jan