FAST TRACKING GENDER Gender Compliance Report Final (003) (1)

Rwanda is known as a leader in the promotion of gender equality, both globally and on the African continent. According to data released by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as of February 1st 2019, Rwanda has the highest number of women parliamentarians in the world at 61.3%.1 In 2018, Rwanda became the second African country to attain gender parity with at least 50% of Cabinet members being women. Further, in 2019, Rwanda was 9th out of 153 countries globally, and number one in Africa in terms of narrowing the gender gap2.