NI Assembly from March 2007 elections| Party | No. of Women | No. of Men | % of Women | | Alliance | 2 | 5 | 28.6 % | | DUP | 2 | 33 | 5.7% | | SDLP | 3 | 13 | 18% | | Sinn Féin | 8 | 20 | 28.6 % | | UUP | 0 | 18 | .0.0 % | | Other | 1 | 2 | 0.0 % | | Total | 16 | 91 | 14.8 % |
Other Statistics - Northern Ireland Population 1.7 Million
- 51.3% of population female
- Over one third of households have dependent children
- 93% of lone parent households are headed by a woman
- 6% of engineering and technology jobs are held by women
- 2 female Chief Executives in NI local government (out of 23 councils)
- 22% female councillors
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