World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
Least Developed Country:Yes
Since 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.
Gender Inequality Index:0.575
GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.
Gender Development Index:0.723
GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025
Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
Male:19,976,265 (9.5%)
Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
Changes attributed to UN Women in skills or abilities and capacities of individuals or institutions and/or the availability of new products and services contributing to Women’s voice, leadership & agency
Changes attributed to UN Women in skills or abilities and capacities of individuals or institutions and/or the availability of new products and services contributing to Women’s voice, leadership & agency
Changes attributed to UN Women in skills or abilities and capacities of individuals or institutions and/or the availability of new products and services contributing to Women’s voice, leadership & agency
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.
Common
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.
Common
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.
Common
Changes attributed to UN Women in skills or abilities and capacities of individuals or institutions and/or the availability of new products and services contributing to Women’s voice, leadership & agency
The leadership of women candidates in the presidential elections of February 25, 2024 are promoted and conditions are being created for the effective and qualitative participation of women candidates in the February 25, 2024 presidential election. The 7 female candidates have been strengthened in the following areas: campaign management, political communication techniques and leadership assertiveness; they have benefited from the lessons learned from the experiences of previous presidential candidates, their political activities have been better covered in the media, and the conditions for membership between the female electorate and the female candidates have been created through the exchange forum with CSOs and "Badiénou Gox". 80 women, including the 7 candidates, are better informed about the legal framework for women's participation in politics in Senegal, women's leadership and communication in politics. Military women selected for deployment in UN peace operations, in line with the objective of increasing the full and effective participation of women in UN peace operations, equipped and prepared, in collaboration with HQ and the Regional Office. 25 military women from Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Guinea, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and Congo are equipped and ready to be deployed in UN peace operations. 100 carefully selected girls aged between 17 and 25 have been introduced to coding so that they can become computer programmers, creators and designers, helping to reduce the digital divide between girls and boys. The girls' digital literacy has been enhanced to reduce inequalities between boys and girls in access to technology. They were considerably strengthened on the basis of courses and participative group exercises investigating gender, stereotypes, legal and political frameworks, cyber risks for girls and women, in connection with ICTs. The girls were introduced to the creation of websites and applications, new technologies, robotics and its various uses, and robot programming. They were enriched by the shared experiences of brilliant resource people who are active in the field, sharing their experiences, showing them the way and boosting their self-confidence. Each of the 100 beneficiaries received a computer, a USB key containing technical support material, a certificate of participation and an 80-gig modem connection. The two AGCCI Senegal coding camps each lasted 10 days and enabled the 100 beneficiary girls not only to acquire technical and human skills, but also to meet inspiring people who will share their journey. The girls were organized into communities for follow-up and ongoing capacity-building as part of the SieMent EmpowHer Program to support their employability. 4 territorial collectivities’ capacities strengthened to better exercise good governance, including citizen control. Elected women and women leaders from the communes of GTFC, Saly, Ngor and Yoff have considerably strengthened their political and economic leadership to promote their empowerment. 200 women equipped in organizational dynamics, marketing and sales techniques, financial education, political leadership, political communication, prevention and fight against gender-based violence, with supporting manuals and certificates of participation. Elected women and women leaders from the communes of GTFC, Saly, Ngor and Yoff have considerably strengthened their political and economic leadership to promote their empowerment. 200 women and 50 young boys and grils equipped in organizational dynamics, marketing and sales techniques, financial education, political leadership, political communication, prevention and fight against gender-based violence, with supporting manuals and certificates of participation. The three-year capacity-building plan for players in the Gueule Tapé Fass Colobane commune, worth 11,948,640,000 CFA francs, is now available.; with the support of UN Women, which provided technical expertise and organized a workshop attended by municipal councillors and commune actors. Existence of a plan to promote the presence and leadership of women in national and local institutions. On the basis of the initial assessment study carried out by the UNDP on the gender situation in public administration, an action plan has been drawn up to reduce the GAP. The action plan resulting from the capacity-building of players has yet to be finalized, based on the conclusions of the study tour to be organized with a number of key players from Senegal and other countries, and the regional workshop to be organized to examine the action plans. 53 institutions strengthened to support the promotion of women's presence and leadership in public institutions at national and local level. 50 women and 3 men, mostly from sectoral ministries and civil society, now have the tools and elements they need to draw up a plan to promote the presence and leadership of women in public institutions. They are able to apply gender-sensitive strategies, measures and actions to promote equality between women and men by strengthening the presence and leadership of women in central and local public administration. 73 women parliamentarians from the National Assembly of Senegal equipped with political leadership skills for women and made aware of the current situation and the work that needs to be done by Parliament to become a gender-sensitive assembly. Elected representatives and civil society are informed of actions taken to improve women's representation in decision-making processes, whether political or otherwise; recommendations are drawn up on key and priority actions. These different results from the two outputs contribute to achieving the outcome.Disclaimer and notes
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