| Quota Information | Parliament Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Are there legislated quotas? | No | Structure of parliament | Bicameral |
| For the Single/Lower House? | No | >Current members | 83 |
| Percentage of women | 7.41% | ||
| Source: Gender Quotas Database | Source: New Parline | ||
| Quota Information | Parliament Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Are there legislated quotas? | No | Structure of parliament | Bicameral |
| For the Single/Lower House? | No | >Current members | 83 |
| Percentage of women | 7.41% | ||
| Source: Gender Quotas Database | Source: New Parline | ||
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The Beninese government plans to establish a National Institute for Women, aimed at improving the welfare for women who account for more than 52 per cent of the country's population, according to a cabinet meeting statement issued here Monday.
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Since 2008, when the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) began working on gender and security sector transformation in West Africa, we have repeatedly been asked for information on gender and security from other countries in the region, such as examples of good pra
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