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Population 4.016.173 51% mujeres

49% hombres


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Start of the struggle for women's suffrage 1923 First year of women's suffrage 1949 First year eligible to be elected 1949 First woman in Congress 1953 First woman president 2010

Inicio dela lucha

1923Primer voto

1949Primera diputada

1953primera presidente

2010


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Advocate the full exercise of citizenship bywomen. Meritorious of the nation and firstwoman lawyer in Central America.

2 October 1888 the town of Cartago was bornto Angela Acua Braun.

Those who were there could not imagineattending the birth of a woman who wouldmark significant changes in the history of thecountry, especially in the history of strugglesfor the rights of women in Costa Rica.


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Received his primary education at the High Schoolfor Girls No. 2, now Julia Lang, San Jose, and theSchool Attached to College for Young Ladies.Attended the school until President Cleto Gonzlez

Vquez awarded a scholarship to study at institutesPriory, in England, and Morel de Fos, France.

On his return he enrolled at the Liceo de CostaRica, where he finished his high school, becomingthe first female in the country in achieving thisdegree. Contrary to the social and cultural patternsof the time, training was a priority in the life ofAngela Acua, to the point that was the firstwoman in Central America that won the title oflawer (1925).


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La Tigra, San Carlos. Bernarda VsquezMndez, 89 years and who is the first woman

who has exercised his right to direct andsecret vote in Costa Rica in 1949.


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Angela Acua Braun, primera mujer en

obtener un ttulo universitario en el pas


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1. Costa Rica on equal opportunities for men and women is located in the

18th place among 58 countries under study Mundial.2006 Economic

Forum

2. Position 9 in political participation

3. Since 14 in access to education systems.

4. 30th place in health, wellness and economic opportunities.

5. 42th in economic participation

6. INEC data from 2000 to 2004, opportunities for women in economic

activities has risen slightly from 32.6% to 33.6%. The man has remained

unchanged at 73%.

7. Women are more degrees who profit (5919 versus 3879 titles for men),more expertise (versus 1473 1268 for men) and doctors (809 versus

505).


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Ratification of the (CEDAW 1989) Committee on theElimination of Discrimination Against Women

Act on Equality of Women (1990)

Act of Violence Against Women Reform the Electoral Code (includes share

Minimum 40%) Responsible Paternity Law (April 2001) Adoption of the CEDAW Optional Protocol (August 2001) Penalty Act of Violence Against Women (May 2007)


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Equality Policy and Gender Equity PIEGASLong Term: 2007 - 2017 (10 years)

Strategic: to move the barriers of genderinequality on priority State and public: it involves institutions of the

different branches of government (Executive,Legislative, Judicial, Supreme ElectoralTribunal), civil society organizations andwomen.


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INAMU Office of the Ombudsman (Defence of

Women) Units for Gender Equity (in ministries and

autonomous institutions) Municipal offices for women. Municipal Commissions on the Status of

Women.


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Women's Forum INAMU. Local Agendas for Women.

Women's Sectoral Agendas (unionists,African, indigenous) National Network of Women Agendas. Women's Collective. Feminist League New Party.


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38,6% de mujeres electas diputadas; un47,6% de mujeres regidoras propietarias;

53,3% mujeres regidoras en suplencia; 28,4% de mujeres en las Presidencias

Municipales 43,2% de mujeres en las Vice Presidencias

Municipales,

perodo 2006-2010.

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