Gender issues in Jamaica and the OECS

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Gender Equality in
the Caribbean

• Sex refers to a person’s biological
status and is typically categorized as
male, female, or intersex (i.e.,
atypical com...

Institutional
Ideological
Interpersonal
Internal

* Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC)

* Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC)

1a. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Committee recommends that the State party:
32 (b) Ensure that the development and implementation of policies and
progr...

Caribbean Issues: Economic

Caribbean Issues: Economic

• The female proportion of the population with at least secondary education
is greater than males and graduation statistic...

• There are substantial deficits in the education sector where in several Caribbean
SIDS less than 50% of the population a...

• Youth unemployment is linked to risk factors associated with gangs, violence
and crime.
• In one study utilizing the dat...

Global Gender Based Violence- Statistics
http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2015/11/infographic-violence...

Global Gender Based Violence- Statistics
http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2015/11/infographic-violence...

Gender Based Violence- Statistics
Caribbean Human Development Report 2012 pg. 29
Prevalence of Crime
Reported level of Dom...

B’dos GBV- Statistics
‘We Loyal Sons and Daughters All’ E. Barriteau UWI 2016

B’dos GBV- Statistics
Calls to District C Police Station for Domestic Violence RBPF
District C
‘We Loyal Sons and Daughter...

T&T GBV Statistics
Lifetime and Current Prevalence of Different Acts of Physical Partner Violence among Ever
Partnered Wom...

GBV Statistics
Survivor Violent Experiences in Childhood

GBV Statistics
• Among those who sought help from an agency or person in authority most went to
the police (26.4%). Less p...

J’ca GBV Statistics
National Lifetime and Current Prevalence by type of Violence and Abuse

J’ca GBV Statistics
Violence in childhood and experience of physical and sexual by women

J’ca GBV Statistics
Male Partner childhood experience of physical and sexual

J’ca GBV Statistics
Percentage of women who received help, and from whom, among women
experiencing physical or sexual part...

• The Caribbean region is one of the most hazard prone regions in the world.
Between 1990 and 2014, 328 disasters caused b...

• Grenada is cited as incurring an estimated annual loss in GDP of 9 percent
due to disasters, which are also a major cont...

• An important challenge facing the region is realizing the cross-cutting and full
potential of agriculture. The Caribbean...

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Gender issues in Jamaica and the OECS

Gender issues in Jamaica and the OECS

Gender issues in Jamaica and the OECS

Gender issues in Jamaica and the OECS

Gender issues in Jamaica and the OECS

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