Gender equality and empowering women - Goal 3
There are signs that Swaziland will be able to achieve Goal 3. Trends of these indicators reflect an upward movement towards gender equality.
In the education system, the boys’ participation outweighs that of the girls but the difference is marginal, with an average female participation rate of 49.2%.
In the area of public participation, while female representation in parliament and in Cabinet is still minimal, trends show that there is an upward mobility. 20% of the members of the parliament (2003-2008) are women, an improvement from 8% representation in previous parliament (1998-203). In Cabinet 4 out of the 18 members are women. Significantly, the Deputy Prime Minister has been a woman since 2006.
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