Botswana
National Assembly
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Phandu Tombola Chaha
Skelemani
(Male)
Year of birth
1945
Additional information
Elected on 5 Nov. 2019.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Barbara
Dithapo
(Female)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
19.10.2009 -
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Yandani Boko (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
69
Oldest member
Pono P.P. Moatlhodi (Male)
Members for whom no data is available
IPU does not contain age and gender data for all chambers of parliament.
2
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
46-50
51-60
71-80
0
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 10 | Total >= 46: 53 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1966
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1965
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Formally a British Colony, the 1965 Constitution only came into force upon independence in 1966
Women’s right to stand for election
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1979
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
2009
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Parliamentary Caucus on Women
(April 2011)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
Yes
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Link to rules
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
• Consider any report submitted to Parliament by the Minister responsible for women’s affairs and any other Minister, and to advise on the measures to be undertaken by Government to improve the position and status of women within the purview of laws, rules, regulations, policies and programmes
• Promote the adequate representation of women in all elective bodies, and decision making positions
• Examine measures taken by Government and other agencies to educate the public on all laws, policies and programmes affecting women
• Examine measures adopted by Government in relation to the development of women and their empowerment
• Examine the impact of welfare programmes on women
• Examine the impact of laws on women, and promote the eradication of provisions which inhibit or adversely affect them.
• Promote the adequate representation of women in all elective bodies, and decision making positions
• Examine measures taken by Government and other agencies to educate the public on all laws, policies and programmes affecting women
• Examine measures adopted by Government in relation to the development of women and their empowerment
• Examine the impact of welfare programmes on women
• Examine the impact of laws on women, and promote the eradication of provisions which inhibit or adversely affect them.
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
Yes
The caucus has a communication plan
Yes
Contact information for the Committee
Address
PO Box 240
Gaborone
Botswana
Phone
+267-3616800
Fax number
+267-3913103
E-mail