Rwanda Community and Social Equality Fact

Globally, Rwanda is one of the most gender-inclusive nations. Rwanda came fourth in the World Economic Forum’s rankings for closing gender gaps.
The wage gap in Rwanda is one of the world’s smallest. Women earn 88 cents for every $1 earned by men.
Rwanda has a female labour force participation percentage of 86%.
Rwanda is also a world leader in female political representation; 49 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies are held by women – meaning that Rwanda has the highest percentage of female politicians in the world.

In order to heal the divisions that led to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, a number of peace-building activities have been instituted.
The National Unity and Reconciliation Commission was created in 2002 to promote the reunification of the country after the civil war and genocide against the Tutsi.
The terms Hutu, Tutsi and Twa are now deemed disrespectful in Rwanda. Discrimination of any kind is banned under law. The use of ethnic labels can sometimes be deemed criminal under divisionism legislation.
Unity and reconciliation are also promoted through non-governmental means – through “peace education” programmes, sport, or in other socially conscious enterprises.

To deal with the unprecedented legal challenge created by the countless crimes committed during the genocide against the Tutsi, the Gacaca court system was set up in 2005. Gacaca means ‘grass’ in Kinyarwanda.
The Gacaca court system is based on traditional methods of dispute resolution. The system handled the majority of low-level crimes committed in 1994. Over 1.5 million cases were tried.
Advocates for Gacaca have praised the efficiency and fairness of the system, as well as its community focus.
Some academics have also criticised the Gacaca system while acknowledging the scale of the challenges it faces, and the lack of precedent for such a massive backlog of criminal cases.