Rwanda

President Paul Kagame has said that for a country to exclude women, who form a big percentage of nations' populations, is shortsightedness and a waste of human resource.
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Peace keeping missions that have no women and lack awareness of gender issues can result in unnecessary tensions between peacekeepers and local civilians.
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Angelina Muganza, has been elected President of the Rwandan Association of University Women's (RAUW) General Assembly. In a statement made shortly after the elections, Muganza said that she looks forward to improving on the work that RAUW does, particularly in the development of gender equality in the country.
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The Gender Monitoring Office (GMO) focus on implementing the use of a gender disaggregated data framework in its 2011-2013 strategic plan. The gender disaggregated data enables stakeholders to report on the gender situation in the public and private sector. It also reflects the roles, real situation and general conditions of women and men in every aspect of the society.

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Last month, Rwanda achieved something no other country had ever done before: produce a legislature in which women outnumber men. The results of last month's parliamentary elections gave women 45 out of the 80 seats in the chamber of deputies, or 56%. This surpasses Rwandan women's near parity in the outgoing parliament, already the highest proportion in the world.