Women in South Sudan

Not to be confused with Women in Sudan.
A nun from South Sudan voting during the January 9, 2011 elections.

Women in South Sudan are women who live and are from South Sudan. Since South Sudan's official declaration of independence on 9 July 2011, 5 out of 29 ministerial positions in the Government of South Sudan had been occupied by South Sudanese women. 10 out of 28 deputy ministers were held by women. The women of the Republic of South Sudan had also been active in liberation causes, by "providing food and shelters" to soldiers and by "caring for children" and by "caring for wounded heroes and heroines" during their political struggle prior to the country's independence. An example was their formation of the Katiba Banat ("women battalion").[1]

Demographics

Women in south Sudan make up around 42 percent of the country's total population. They are a smaller population when compared to the male population.[2]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Mabor, Beny Gideon. Women and Political Leadership in Africa: A demand In South Sudan transitional democracy, Sudan Tribune.
  2. ↑ "South Sudan Population (2016) - World Population Review". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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