Women in Seychelles

Women in Seychelles enjoy the same legal, political, economic, as alive as social rights as men.

Family life

Seychellois society is essentially matriarchal. Mothers tend to be dominant in a household, controlling near current expenditures and looking after the interests of the children. Unwed mothers are the societal norm, and the law requires fathers to support their children. Men are important for their earning ability, but their domestic role is relatively peripheral. Older women can ordinarily count on financial assist from set members well at home or contributions from the earnings of grown children.

Domestic violence against women was a continuing problem. Police rarely intervened in domestic disputes unless it involved a weapon or major assault. The authorities often dismissed the few cases that reached a prosecutor, or the court presented the perpetrator a light sentence. There was growing societal concern about domestic violence and increased recognition of the need to character it.

Family Tribunal registered 74 domestic violence complaints.Ministry of Health and Social coding and Women in Action and Solidarity Organization, a local NGO, present counseling services to rape victims.