- GENDERED STATISTICS - Women on Public Sector s and Committees in Jamaica JAMAICA AND THE EASTERN Prepared for Friedrich Ebert Stifung (FES) Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean by visiting intern, Mira Krause, March 2015 1
- PART I - The following report covers 287 Public Sector s and Committees/Teams approved by Cabinet as at 5 January 2015. The underlying data for the analysis is based on a report of the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Finance and Planning, February 2015. In respect of the report, the following should be noted: 1. There are instances where the appointments predate the current Administration. These appointments date back to 2008; 2. For completeness, the report includes boards that have expired. In these cases, the Cabinet Office is not in a position to state whether the members were asked to continue serving beyond the expiry date as no further submissions were made to Cabinet regarding these boards; 3. There are also instances where the expiry dates for the boards were not specified at the time of appointment; 4. It is likely that the report contains names of persons who have resigned from boards. In these cases, notice of the resignations may not have been brought to the attention of Cabinet; 5. There are boards whose appointments have been facilitated by a particular Ministry, however, in the normal course of their operations they do not report to said Ministry; and 6. For some Committees/Teams, given the nature of their activities, no effective and end dates have been listed 1 1 Source: Cabinet Office, Report on Public Sector s and Committes/Teams as approved by Cabinet, 4 February 2015 2
This analysis covers board appointments made under the following Ministries, Departments and Agencies: Cabinet Office; Ministry of Education; Ministry of Finance and Planning; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Agriculture and Fishery; Ministry of Local Government & Community Development; Ministry of National Security; Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining; Ministry of Tourism & Entertainment; Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing; Ministry of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change; Ministry of Youth & Culture; and Office of the Prime Minister 3
This 2015 analysis of 253 s, out of a total of 287, provides the following results, and takes into account that there was no decisive data concerning the sex of some members of 34 boards (12%). Therefore, they are not included in this analysis. 1. 105 boards or 42% have less than 30% female members, vs 54% in 2012 2. 87 boards or 34% have between 31% and 49% female members, vs 34% in 2012 3. 36 boards or 14% have between 50% and 65% female members vs 12% in 2012 4. 25 boards or 10% have more than 65% women. For 2015, in respect of boards with 50% or more female members, these comprise 24% of the total (combining nos. 3 & 4 above). For 2012, the analysis only identified those boards which had more than 50% female members, and did not separate them at the 65% level. Number of boards classified by percentage share of female members 4
< 30% 31% - 49% 50% - 65% > 65% - Electricity Sector Enterprise Team - Agro- Investment Corporation - Cocoa Industry - Coconut Industry - Fisheries Advisory - Fisheries Management & Development Fund - Jamaica 4- H Clubs - Jamaica Dairy Development - Rural Agricultural Development Authority - St. Thomas Sugar Company Limited - Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings Limited - Sugar Industry Authority - Sugar Company of Jamaica (LEGACY) - Trelawny Sugar Company Limited - Apprenticeship - HEART Trust / NTA - Teacher's Appeal Tribunal - Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission - Capital Development Fund Management Committee - Casino Gaming Commission - Caymanas Track Limited - CHASE Fund - Development Bank of Jamaica - Financial Services Commission - Financial Services Commission Appeals Tribunal - Jamaica Productivity Centre Advisory - Jamaica Racing Commission - Land Taxation Relief - Capital Development Fund Managing - Banana - Management Institute for National Development Advisory - Public Sector Transformation Committee - Coffee Industry - College of Agriculture, Science and Education (Management ) - Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica - Council of the University of Technology, Jamaica - Early Childhood Appeals Tribunal - Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning - Mico University College - National Council on Technical & Vocational Education & Training - National Education Trust Limited - Nutrition Products Limited - Overseas Examinations Commission - Teacher's Service Commission - University Council of Jamaica - Bank of Jamaica - FINSAC / Financial Institution Services - Fiscal Services Limited - Jamaica Customs Agency - Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation - PetroCaribe Development Fund - Planning Institute of Jamaica - Public Accountancy - Statistical Institute of Jamaica - Students' Loan Bureau - Bustamante Hospital for Children Hospital Development Committee - Dental Appeal Tribunal - Food Advisory Committee - Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts (Management ) - National Council on Education - Air Jamaica (Legacy) - Customs Brokers Licensing Advisory - Mental Health Review for the Western Regional - National Family Planning - Registrar General's Department Advisory - North East Region Mental Health Authority - Southern Region Mental Health Review - Western Region Mental Health Review - Consumer Affairs Commission - Consumer Protection Tribunal - Jamaica Intellectual Property Office - Municipal Service Commission - Parish Councils Services Commission - Golden Age Home - Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency - Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited - River Rafting Authority - Jamaica Reservation Service Ltd - Caribbean Maritime Institute - Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Co. Ltd - National Road Operating & Constructing Co. Ltd - Port Royal Brotherhood - Early Childhood Commission - Jamaica Library Service - National Export- Import Bank of Jamaica Appeals - Procurement Appeals - Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine - Dental Auxiliaries Advisory - Nursing Appeal Tribunal - Nursing Council of Jamaica - Pharmacy Council - Anti- Dumping and Subsidies Commission - Charities Appeal Tribunal - Copyright Tribunal - Administrator General's Department Advisory - Eight Independent Commission for Judiciary - National Advisory on Disability - National Council for Senior Citizens - of Visitors for Metcalfe Street Juvenile Correctional Centre - of Visitors for South Camp Juvenile Correctional Centre - Devon House Development Co. Ltd - Rent Assessment - Scientific Authority - Maxfield Park Children's Home - Jamaica Information Service Advisory - Adoption - Women s Centre of Jamaica Foundation 5
Committee - National Contracts Commission - Tax Administration Jamaica - Bellevue Hospital of Management - Central Health Committee - Medical Appeal Tribunal - Medical Council of Jamaica - Professions Supplementary to Medicine Appeal Tribunal - Quarantine Authority - St. Joseph s Hospital of Management - University Hospital of the West Indies - International Financial Services Authority - Factories Corporation of Jamaica - Jamaica Commodity Trading Company - Jamaica Exotic Flavours and Essences - Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation - Jamaica State Trading Corporation Limited - Kingston Free Zone - Micro Investment Development Agency - Montego Bay Free Zone - Self- Start Fund - Trade Limited - Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) - Jamaica Fire Brigade - National Solid Waste Management Authority - of Visitors for Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre - Correctional Services Production Holdings Limited - Firearm Licensing Authority Review - Dental Council - Mental Health Review Tribunal - National Council on Drug Abuse - National Health Fund - Pesticides Control Authority - South East Region Mental Health Review - Pharmacy Registration Appeal Tribunal - Spanish Town Hospital Management Committee - Westmoreland Parish Health Committee - Dept. of Cooperatives & Friendly Societies Appeals Tribunal - Companies Office of Jamaica Advisory - Fair Trading Commission - Jamaica Business Development Corporation - JAMPRO / Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) - Standards Council, Bureau of Standards - Legal Aid Council - of Supervision - ODPEM - Social Development Commission - National Insurance Fund Advisory - of Visitors for Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre - Firearm Licensing Authority - Private Security Regulations Authority - Central Information Technology Office - e- Learning Jamaica Company Limited - Electricity Appeal Tribunal - Spectrum Management Authority - Telecommunications Appeals Tribunal - Universal Service Fund Company Limited - Wigton Windfarm Limited - Toll Authority - Natural Resources Conservation Authority - Town and Country Planning Authority - Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO - Junior Centres of East St., Portmore & HWT - Natural History Divison, Institute of Jamaica - Management of the Programmes Coordination Division (Junior Centres) - National Gallery of Jamaica - Cinematograph Authority - Jamaica Anti- Doping Commission Appeals Tribunal - Jamaica Social Investment Fund 6
- Parole - of Examiners - Clarendon Alumina Production Limited - e- Gov Jamaica Limited - International Centre for Environmental & Nuclear Science - Jamaica Aircraft Refuelling Services Limited - Jamaica Bauxite Institute - Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) - Petrojam Ethanol Limited - PETROJAM Limited - Petroleum Company of Jamaica (PETCOM) - Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica - Postal Corporation of Jamaica Limited - Quarries Advisory Committee - Rural Electrification Programme Limited - Scientific Research Council - Bath Corporation - Jamaica Vacations Limited - Milk River Hotel and Spa - Jamaica Tourist Tribunal - Jamaica Urban Transit Co. Ltd - Montego Bay Metro Limited - National Irrigation Commission Limited - NMIA Airports Limited - Port Authority of Jamaica - Port Security Corps Limited - Road Maintenance Fund - Central Wastewater Treatment Company Limited - Environmental Foundation of Jamaica - Forestry Department Advisory - Land Divestment Advisory Committee - National Land Agency Advisory - Entertainment Advisory - Jamaica Tourist - Tourism Enhancement Fund - Aeronautical Telecommunications Ltd - Airport Authority of Jamaica - Architects Registration of Jamaica - Housing Agency of Jamaica - Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority - Jamaica Mortgage Bank - Jamaica Railway Corporation - Maritime Authority of Jamaica - National Works Agency Advisory - Road Traffic Appeal Tribunal - Transport Authority - Land Development and Utilization Commission - Natural Resources Conservation Authority Tribunal - Strata Appeals Tribunal - Professional Engineers Registration - African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica / Jamaica Memory Bank / Liberty Hall - Creative Production and Training Centre - Management of the Natural History Museum of Jamaica - National Commission on Reparations - National Library of Jamaica - Access to Information Appeals Tribunal - Independence Park Limited - Jamaica Anti- Doping Commission - Media Services Appeal Tribunal - Harmony Cove Limited - Sports Development Foundation 7
- National Water Commission - NEPA Advisory - Real Estate - Rural Water Supply Limited - Water Resources Authority - Child Development Agency Advisory - Council of the Institute Jamaica - Jamaica Cultural Development Commission - Museum of History and Ethnography - Ackendown Newtown Development Co Ltd - National Youth Service - Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) - International Centre for Environmental & Nuclear Sciences - Jamaica Anti- Doping Disciplinary Panel - National Housing Trust - Urban Development Corporation - Jamaica Development Bank 8
No decisive data on the sex of some board members not available for the following boards National Parenting Support Commission Public Sector Monitoring Committee Annotto Bay Hospital Management Committee Black River Hospital Management Committee Bustamante Hospital for Children Management Committee Cornwall Regional Hospital Management Committee Falmouth Hospital Management Committee Mandeville Regional Hospital Management Committee Princess Margaret Hospital Management Committee South East Regional Health Authority of Management Southern Regional Health Authority of Management St. Ann's Bay Hospital Management Committee St. Thomas Parish Committee Western Regional Health Authority National Information Communications Technology (ICT) Advisory Council National Chest Hospital Management Committee National Health Fund Pharmaceuticals Limited Noel Holmes Hospital Management Committee North East Regional Health Authority Percy Junior Hospital Management Committee Port Antonio Hospital Management Committee Port Maria Hospital Management Committee Savanna- La- Mar Public General Hospital Management Committee Caymanas Special Economic Zone Labour Market Reform Commission Tourism Product Development Company Land Admin & Management Programme Negril / Green Island Local Planning Authority Archives Advisory Committee Jamaica National Heritage Trust Harmonization Limited National Commission on Science & Technology National Council on Sports 9
Out of 3,023 board members in total, 1,024 members are female, 1,676 members are male and for 323 members, the sex is unknown. To sum up, where sex is identified, 57% of board members are male and 35% are female. The sex of the remaining balance is unknown. Gendered distribution of board members 10
Note: A number of persons serve on more than one board. Consequently, the pie- chart above includes those women and men who serve on more than one board. By looking at the appointment of chairpersons from a gendered perspective, the results are: v Total number of chairpersons: 270 v Male 219 or 81% v Female 51 or 19% Gendered distribution of chairpersons 11
In early 2012, a list of women recommended to serve on boards and commissions was prepared by the 51% Coalition, and submitted to selected government ministries. Ten (10) or 19% out of 52 recommended women are now serving on boards. Women recommended to serve on boards and commissions 12
The following women, recommended by the 51% Coalition, are actually serving on boards: 1. Greta M. Bogues (one board: Toll Authority, MTWH) 2. Merlette Barrett- Fender (one board: Road Maintenance Fund, MTHW) 3. Hon. Daisy M. Coke (one board: Overseas Examinations Commission, ME) 4. Andrea Cowan (three boards: Food Advisory Committee, MAF; National Export- Import Bank of Jamaica, MFP; Companies Office of Jamaica Advisory, MIIC) 5. Valerie Dixon (one board: Rural Agricultural Development Authority, MAF) 6. Monique French (one board: Mico University College, ME) 7. Lorna Green (one board: Central Information Technology Office, chairperson, MSTEM) 8. Pansy Hamilton (one board: Mico University College, ME) 9. Joan- Marie Powell (one board: Aeronautical Telecommunications Ltd, MTWH) 10. Angela Samuels- Harris (three boards: Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica, ME; University Council of Jamaica, ME; Council of the University of Technology Jamaica, ME) 13