Latest items for Benin
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Benin ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Benin ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 11, 2024, 2:50 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting is illegal. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - procuring is illegal, living on the earnings and also brothel-keeping/tolerating sex workers on premises." (para 1-3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting is illegal. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - procuring is illegal, living on the earnings and also brothel-keeping/tolerating sex workers on premises." (para 1-3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Benin who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 26 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Benin who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 26 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Denmark, Estonia, Gambia, Guinea, Iceland, India, Liberia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Togo
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Benin was 523 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Benin was 523 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Benin is 56.3% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Benin is 56.3% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Benin is 61 years for women and 58 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Benin is 61 years for women and 58 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Benin is 61.2 years for men and 65.7 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Benin is 61.2 years for men and 65.7 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
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Variables: BR-SCALE-1
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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin, Uganda
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"35.5 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"35.5 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 10:16 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '30.60%'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '30.60%'"
June 28, 2023, 1:28 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Each of the spouses retains in the separation of property the administration, enjoyment and free disposal of its property their own, subject to ensuring their contribution to household expenses" (46). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2004) relating to administration of household property are still current as of 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Woman, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Each of the spouses retains in the separation of property the administration, enjoyment and free disposal of its property their own, subject to ensuring their contribution to household expenses" (46). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2004) relating to administration of household property are still current as of 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Woman, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, Ukraine, Vietnam
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
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March 28, 2023, 10:29 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
Article 122: For reasons of relationship or alliance, a person may not marry: ancestors or spouse's ancestors; descendants or spouse's descendents; to the third degree, the descendants of their ancestors or of their spouse's ancestors.
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
Article 122: For reasons of relationship or alliance, a person may not marry: ancestors or spouse's ancestors; descendants or spouse's descendents; to the third degree, the descendants of their ancestors or of their spouse's ancestors.
March 4, 2023, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"The objective of this study was to investigate whether or not daily contact with natural sources of water combined with family relationships was associated with an increased susceptibility to the development of BU. Our major finding was that the odds ratio of having BU was three times higher in the cases than the controls for those having a daily contact with natural sources of water, and five times higher for those who had a history of [genetic ulcer] in their family" (para 29). "In 2005, Johnson et al. showed that there was an inverse relationship between the prevalence of [genetic ulcer] and the distance from the Couffo River in Benin"...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"The objective of this study was to investigate whether or not daily contact with natural sources of water combined with family relationships was associated with an increased susceptibility to the development of BU. Our major finding was that the odds ratio of having BU was three times higher in the cases than the controls for those having a daily contact with natural sources of water, and five times higher for those who had a history of [genetic ulcer] in their family" (para 29). "In 2005, Johnson et al. showed that there was an inverse relationship between the prevalence of [genetic ulcer] and the distance from the Couffo River in Benin"...more
March 4, 2023, 6:12 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"This phenomenon [of forced marriage] exists in all departments of Benin. The distribution of female victims in Benin, in order of significance, is 24 percent from the department of Mono, 19 percent from Zou, 13 percent from Atacora, 13 percent from Borgou and 10 percent from Littoral. For the rest of the departments, there was between five and one percent recorded" (para 5). "Corroborative sources state that Beninese children are still victims of forced marriage, marriage by barter and marriage by abduction (US 19 Apr. 2013, 6; UN 18 June 2013)" (para 15). These are reported as the most prevelant types of forced marriages, which do not include consanguineous marriages...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"This phenomenon [of forced marriage] exists in all departments of Benin. The distribution of female victims in Benin, in order of significance, is 24 percent from the department of Mono, 19 percent from Zou, 13 percent from Atacora, 13 percent from Borgou and 10 percent from Littoral. For the rest of the departments, there was between five and one percent recorded" (para 5). "Corroborative sources state that Beninese children are still victims of forced marriage, marriage by barter and marriage by abduction (US 19 Apr. 2013, 6; UN 18 June 2013)" (para 15). These are reported as the most prevelant types of forced marriages, which do not include consanguineous marriages...more
March 4, 2023, 7:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"In 'Femme Africaine,' for example, the singers declare: 'You can become prime minister of the country. Get up, we have to do something. African women, be independent.' That's an important message in a country where, as of February 2021, a little over 8% of seats in parliament were held by women, according to U.N. Women" (Para. 9).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"In 'Femme Africaine,' for example, the singers declare: 'You can become prime minister of the country. Get up, we have to do something. African women, be independent.' That's an important message in a country where, as of February 2021, a little over 8% of seats in parliament were held by women, according to U.N. Women" (Para. 9).
March 4, 2023, 7:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The first time that Star Feminine Band – a group of 7 girl musicians from the ages of 12 to 19 – played a show in their West African nation of Benin, many in the crowd broke out in both applause and tears. While the country has seen its share of successful female musicians – singer Angélique Kidjo, for example, has won five Grammys – residents of Natitingou, a town in Benin's conservative north had never seen musical female power in action" (Para. 1-2). "'It was the first time [that girls in the community] saw women play instruments,' says Sandrine Ouei, the group's 19-year-old drummer, recalling the event in 2016....more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The first time that Star Feminine Band – a group of 7 girl musicians from the ages of 12 to 19 – played a show in their West African nation of Benin, many in the crowd broke out in both applause and tears. While the country has seen its share of successful female musicians – singer Angélique Kidjo, for example, has won five Grammys – residents of Natitingou, a town in Benin's conservative north had never seen musical female power in action" (Para. 1-2). "'It was the first time [that girls in the community] saw women play instruments,' says Sandrine Ouei, the group's 19-year-old drummer, recalling the event in 2016....more
March 4, 2023, 7:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"And in the song 'L'excision,' they sing about female genital mutilation, which 9.2% of women between the ages of 15 to 49 have undergone in Benin, according to UNICEF. 'Africa, my Africa, we must stop destroying our women,' they sing" (Para. 10).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"And in the song 'L'excision,' they sing about female genital mutilation, which 9.2% of women between the ages of 15 to 49 have undergone in Benin, according to UNICEF. 'Africa, my Africa, we must stop destroying our women,' they sing" (Para. 10).
March 4, 2023, 7:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"At first, people in Natitingou 'didn't understand the project,' says Balaguemon. Critics told him that 'girls shouldn't play music.' But after that first concert on the town square, 'everyone started liking Star Feminine Band'" (Para. 20). "Many girls and women in the area love the band's message – including former child brides, says Dorcas. 'They support us [for singing about them]'" (Para. 21). "That the music is resonating among local girls this way 'shows that people who are closer to this scourge are better placed to talk about [these issues],' says Beninese journalist and culture writer Eric Azanney. 'It grabs attention.' Girls aren't the only fans. 'There are boys who...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"At first, people in Natitingou 'didn't understand the project,' says Balaguemon. Critics told him that 'girls shouldn't play music.' But after that first concert on the town square, 'everyone started liking Star Feminine Band'" (Para. 20). "Many girls and women in the area love the band's message – including former child brides, says Dorcas. 'They support us [for singing about them]'" (Para. 21). "That the music is resonating among local girls this way 'shows that people who are closer to this scourge are better placed to talk about [these issues],' says Beninese journalist and culture writer Eric Azanney. 'It grabs attention.' Girls aren't the only fans. 'There are boys who...more
March 4, 2023, 7:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Many girls and women in the area love the band's message – including former child brides, says Dorcas. 'They support us [for singing about them].'mThe music helps them question why child marriage 'continues to happen,' she adds. In one song, 'The Forced Marriage,' for example, the girls sing: 'Why impose a man on your daughter? African parents, think of us and our future'" (Para. 21-23).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Many girls and women in the area love the band's message – including former child brides, says Dorcas. 'They support us [for singing about them].'mThe music helps them question why child marriage 'continues to happen,' she adds. In one song, 'The Forced Marriage,' for example, the girls sing: 'Why impose a man on your daughter? African parents, think of us and our future'" (Para. 21-23).
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 173. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 173. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as...more
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Arts. 630 et 634.
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Arts. 630 et 634.
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 619.
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 619.
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 185.
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 185.