Mauritius: Gender Statistics 2017 - Increased Proportion of Women in Most Senior Positions in Government Services

press release

The proportion of women in the most senior positions in government services (Senior Chief Executive, Permanent Secretary, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Director, Manager, Judge and Magistrate) increased from 20% in 1997 to 37% in 2017 according to a press communiqué released by Statistics Mauritius on 19 July 2018.

In 2017, the population comprised 638,886 women compared to 625,727 men. Women outnumbered men by 13,159 as they live on average seven years longer than men.

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