2.7 - Rwanda

Question 1

What % Rwanda’s MPs are female?

Answer 1

56%

Question 2

History of Rwanda

Answer 2

• Post-colonial country
• 2 tribal groups - 85% Hutus + rest Tutsis
• Civil war - Hutus killed 500-800,000 Tutsis
• Civil war ended with RPF military victory - Kagame de facto leader since

Question 3

Measures to reduce gender gap in Rwanda?

Answer 3

• All-female college
• Schools must have equal no. of boys and girls
• Gender-lens on policies - e.g. childcare
• Investing in healthcare + basic sanitation so girls don’t have to fetch water and can go to school

Question 4

Reality of Kagame’s Rwanda

Answer 4

• RPF a police state with eyes everywhere - fines for looking scruffy
• Gov policy driven by rigorous data collection + monitoring
• Opposition MPs silenced/murdered
• Media stifled - less freedom of speech