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 Women
in elected office :
:: In the Chamber of
Deputies :
- 1989:
4.26%
- 1994: 7%
- 1999:11.5%
- 2004 : 22.7%
:: In Local Councils :
- 1990:13.6%
- 1995:16.65%
- 2000 : 20.63%
- 2004 : 21,6%
Women
in the Judiciary :
:: Women magistrates :
- 1984:10.5%
- 1998: 24%
- 2004 : 34%
:: Women lawyers :
- 1992: 10%
- 1998:18.45%
- 1999: 22%
- 2004 : 31%
Women
in the executive branch :
:: 2004
- Two women ministers
- 5 women Secretaries of State.
- An advisor to the
President of the Republic
- A woman governor
Women in the media :
:: Women journalists :
- 1994 : 22.4%
- 1999 : 26.2%
- 2004 : 34.4%
Women CEO'S :
- 2004 : 10,000 women are heads of companies
Women University Professors
:
- 1991-92 : 21.66%
- 1998-99 : 29.1%
- 2000-2001 : 33,3 %
- 2003-2004 : 40.4%
Women in Business and
Trade Union organizations :
- The National Chamber of Women Heads of Enterprises
(CNFCE) within the Tunisian Union of Industry,
Commerce and Handicrafts), established in 1990.
- The National
Federation of Women Farmers within the Tunisian
Union for Agriculture and Fisheries, established
in 1990.
- The National Commission of Women Workers within
the Tunisian General Labor Union, established
in 1991.
Women NGO's :
- Only one organization existed in Tunisia
before 1986 : The National Union Of Tunisian
Women, founded in 1956.
- More than 20 organizations have
been established since 1989.
Women In agriculture
:
- Women represent 32% of people
who are active in the farming and fishing professions.
Women in key institutions
:
- A Woman helds the position
of first President of the "Cour des Comptes" (National
Audit Office) since 1998.
- A Woman currently holds
the position of Administrative Ombudsman since
1998.
Women
in the RCD ( majority party) :
- Women members
of the Central Committee
- 1988:2
- 1993:22
- 1998:50 ( 21.6%)
- 1999: 22%
- 2003 : 26.4%
- 1 permanent secretary for women's affairs
- 2 federation
officers
- 28 regional officers in charge of the "Women's" affairs.
Women
and education :
1- Education :
- 2003-2004 : 99% children in full-time
education at the age of 6 for both genders.
- At the
elementary level, children in full-time education
aged 6-12 years.
Girls :
- 1992-93: 85.2%
- 1997-98: 91.5%
- 2000-2001 : 92.2%
- 2003-2004 : 96.9%
Boys:
- 1992-93: 92%
- 1997-98: 93%
- 2000-2001 : 91,7%
- 2003-2004 : 97%
At the secondary :
- 1992-93:10.5%
- 1996-97:11.5%
- 1998-99: 13.6%
- The rate of girls admitted to pilot secondary
schools (Training Elite Schools) : 1997 : 59.7%
( 40.3% boys).
At University : The ratio of young women among
university students :
- 1988-89: 37.2%
- 1998-99:48.3%
- 1999-2000: 50.4%
- 2000-2001 : 51.9%
- 2004-2005 : 57%
Female
illiteracy rate :
- 1966 : 82.4% ( compared to
67.9% for men)
- 1994 : 42.3% (21.7% for men)
- 2000 : 34,7 (16,5% for
men)
- 2004 : 31% (14.8% for men)
Tunisian
women in international institutions :
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