Women in Transnistria


Women in Transnistria are women who live in or are from Transnistria.

Population

Based on the census conducted in 2004, 54% of 555,000 people are composed of women; of which 21% of those women are aged over 60 years old.

Employment

Based on the census conducted in 2004, 37% of women have been employed, while 19% were unemployed. Retired women were at 35%.

Education

According to the 2004 census, 50.1% of the population in Transnistria were students in the "professional and higher education" fields. 15.9% of the women have received higher education, but some may not have been able to finished such higher level of education from educational institutions. 31.5% of the women received professional level education. 31.7% of the women received secondary level of education. 8.4 of the women received primary level of education.

Women in politics

Although still a country with limited recognition internationally, and although Freedom in the World 2012 had described that "omen are underrepresented in most positions of authority", the current Transnistrian government includes 8 women and 6 men. Prime Minister of Transnistria and 3 Deputy Prime Ministers out of 4 are also women. Women are widely presented in Presidential Administration of Transnistria: both the head of Administration and all the 5 presidential advisors are women.
Women are somewhat underrepresented as heads of State Administrations of cities and districts of Transnistria, but are widely presented on posts of deputy heads of State Administrations. Currently 2 deputies out of 5 in Tiraspol administration, 2 out of 2 in Bendery administration, 2 out of 3 in Rybnitsa administration, 2 out of 3 in Dubăsari administration, 2 out of 3 in Grigoriopol administration and 2 out of 2 in Camenca administration are women.

Human trafficking

Some women of Transnistria, including minors, have become victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and prostitution, which are three of the major problems in the country. Most often, trafficked Transnistrian women and girls are brought to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.