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In 1991, Uganda had a total population of 16.7 million of which 51 percent were women¹

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Population growth rate for women has been higher than that for men in the last 2 decades. Between 1980-1991, it was 2.6 percent for women as opposed to 2.4 percent for men.¹

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Among child headed households (below 18 years of age) 40 percent were headed by girls. The proportion of children headed households to the entire household population was 1.1 percent.¹

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Infant Mortality Rate for boys (87.4/1000) is higher than that for girls (84.9/1000).²

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In 1996 among the reported Aids cases, 54 percent were women whereas men constituted 46 percent of the youthful population (aged below 30 years).³

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More women are illiterate with an illiteracy rate of 55.1 percent as opposed to 36.5 for men.¹

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For the total primary school enrollment 45 percent are girls whereas 55 percent are boys. The enrolment for girls decreases to 38 percent for secondary education and further declines to 35 at University level.⁴

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The participation rate for women in the labour force stands at 53 percent compared to 63 percent for men.¹

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Among the top decision makers in the country, women only comprise of 18 percent compared to 82 percent for men. At district level, out of 127 Local Authority Personnel, only 12 are women in the entire country.⁵

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Out of 190,435 persons with disabilities, 81,534 were women, showing a proportion of 43 percent.¹

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Poverty levels show that women headed households are poorer than male headed households.⁶