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Co-operative Gender Disaggregate Statistics

Percentage of Women in Membership of Co-operatives (ICA Members Only)

Country Organisation 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Armenia Union of Consumer Societies 43.59%     43.4%          
Belarus Union of Consumer Societies 54.9%                
Bolivia Cooperativa Jesús Nazareno Ltda. (CN)       52%   51% 51%    
Bolivia Cooperativa La Merced       32.8%          
Brazil Aliança Cooperativista Nacional Unimed       43.3%          
Bulgaria Central Co-operative Union       30.7% 30.9% 2%   3%  
Burkina Faso Union Régionale des Coopératives d'Epargne et de Crédit du Bam (URC.BAM)               50.8%  
Chile Cooperativa del Personal de la Universidad de Chile Ltda. (COOPEUCH) 45%     52.7% 50.3%        
Colombia Asociación Colombiana de Cooperativas (ASCOOP) 45%                
Colombia Casa Nacional del Profesor (CANAPRO)           63.4%      
Colombia Cooperativa Médica del Valle y de Profesionales de Colombia (COOMEVA)       50.4%   50.5%%      
Colombia Entidad Promotora de Salud Organismo Cooperativo (SaludCoop EPS)       60%          
Colombia Seguros La Equidad Organismo Cooperativo 45%                
Costa Rica Banco Popular y de Desarrollo Comunal (BPDC) 12%                
Cyprus Cyprus Turkish Co-operative Central Bank Ltd.         18.5%        
Denmark Det Kooperative Faellesforbund/Co-operative Union of Denmark (DKF           23%      
El Salavador Federación de Asociaciones Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito de El Salvador de R.L. (FEDECACES)       49.5%          
Egypt Central Agricultural Co-operative Union (CACU)           0.05%      
Egypt Higher Institute of Co-operative Management Studies           54.6%      
Ghana Ghana Co-operative Council           43.6%   59.3%  
Hungary National Federation of Consumer Co-operatives & Trade Associations   55%       55% 55%    
India National Federation of State Co-operative Banks Ltd. (NAFSCOB)             3%    
Iran Mollah-Al-Movahedin Credit Co-operative (MAMCC)                 16%
Italy Associazione Generale Cooperative Italiane (AGCI)         29.6%     31%  
Italy Confederazione Cooperative Italiane (CONFCOOPERATIVE)         16% 16%      
Italy Legacoop     54%         63%  
Japan Japanese Consumer Co-operative Union (JCCU)               90%  
Japan The Japanese Workers' Co-operative Union (JWCU) 45%                
Japan Central Union of Agicultural Co-operatives JA-ZENCHU   13.5%              
Japan National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Co-operatives (ZENKYOREN)           8.9%      
Korea National Agricultural Co-operative Federation (NACF) 7%         17.3%      
Korea National Credit Union Federation of Korea 40.3%       49.3%        
Korea National Federation of Fisheries Co-operatives (NFFC)           8.9%   63.4%  
Lithuania Lithuanian Union of Consumer Co-operative Societies (LITCOOPUNION)           67.7%      
Malaysia ANGKASA     35%            
Malaysia National Land Finance Co-perative Society Ltd.           35.6%   5.7%  
Malta Apex - Organisation of Maltese Co-operatives                  
Mexico Asociación Nacional de Uniones Regionales de Sociedades de Ahorro y Préstamo (ANURCO)       40.1%          
Nepal National Co-operative Federation of Nepal 7%             13%  
Norway Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Co-operatives (Norsk Landbrukssamvirke)       12%          
Paraguay Cooperativa Universitaria Ltda. 0.2%                
Peru Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito "PETROPERU" Ltda.       8.3%          
Philippines National Confederation of Co-operatives (NATCCO)           62%      
Poland National Supervision Union of Spolem Consumer Co-operatives       65% 64.9%     48.1%  
Poland National Association of Co-operative Savings and Credit Unions (NACSCU)         66.9% 55% 51.9%    
Puerto Rico Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito "Dr. Manuel Zeno Gandia"       49.3%   49.7%      
Puerto Rico Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Arecibo (COOPACA)           50%      
Puerto Rico Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Lares y Región Central (LARCOOP)           26.5%      
Romania
National Union of Consumer Co-operatives (CENTROCOOP)
40%     45.4% 45.7%     70.7%  
Romania Romanian National Association of Handicraft & Production Co-operatives (UCECOM)       71.4% 69% 70.1%   78.4%  
Russia Central Union of Consumer Societies of the Russian Federation (Centrosojuz)       58% 58%     4.5%  
Serbia & Montenegro Co-operative Union of Serbia (CUS)                  
Singapore Singapore National Co-operative Federation Ltd. (SNCF) 50.9%         47.4%      
Slovak Republic Co-operative Union of the Slovak Republic 51.81%                
Slovenia Co-operative Union of Slovenia (Zadruzna Zveza Slovenije)       13.8% 13.4% 15.6% 15.6% 42%  
Spain Confederación Española de Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado (COCETA)       36% 42.2% 41.9%      
Sri Lanka Federation of Thrift and Credit Co-operative Societies (SANASA) 50.8%       58.1%        
Sweden Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) (Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund) 26%   28.6%         62.5%  
Sweden Kooperativa Förbundet (KF)               0.55%  
Turkey National Co-operative Union of Turkey (NCUT)       0.5%          
Uganda Uganda Co-operative Alliance 42%             51.5%  
United Kingdom Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd.                  
United Kingdom Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd. (CIS)       55%   49.1%      
Uruguay Cooperativa Nacional de Ahorro y Crédito (COFAC)           40.9%      
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Percentage of Women Employees in Co-operatives

Country Organisation 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Bolivia Cooperativa Jesús Nazareno Ltda. (CN)       42.4%   45.4% 45.5%  
Bolivia Cooperativa La Merced       36.2%        
Brazil COOP - Cooperativa de Consumo        % 55.9% 55%   55.1%
Chile Cooperativa del Personal de la Universidad de Chile Ltda. (COOPEUCH) 35%     35% 43.7% 41.9%    
Colombia Asociación Colombiana de Cooperativas (ASCOOP)       53%        
Colombia Seguros La Equidad Organismo Cooperativo 55%     59.1%   55.6%    
Italy Legacoop     65%          
El Salavador Federación de Asociaciones Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito de El Salvador de R.L. (FEDECACES)       44.2%        
Japan Japanese Consumer Co-operative Union (JCCU) 17.8%       15.2%      
Korea Korean Federation of Community Credit Co-operatives (KFCCC) 7%           22.1% 52.9%
Korea National Agricultural Co-operative Federation (NACF) 35%         35.2%    
Korea National Credit Union Federation of Korea (NACUFOK) 65%              
Korea National Federation of Fisheries Co-operatives (NFFC)           28.6%    
Malaysia ANGKASA     56%          
Nepal National Co-operative Federation of Nepal 7.5%              
Paraguay Cooperativa Universitaria Ltda. 25.7%              
Paraguay Confederación Paraguaya de Cooperativas (CONPACOOP)           66.7% 60%  
Peru Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito "PETROPERU" Ltda.       57.1%        
Romania       40%          
Russia Central Union of Consumer Societies of the Russian Federation (Centrosojuz) 70%   70%          
Singapore Singapore National Co-operative Federation Ltd. (SNCF)                
Uganda Uganda Co-operative Alliance 9.6%              
Uruguay Cooperativa Nacional de Ahorro y Crédito (COFAC)           44.1%    

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In the United States Credit Union Movement, women hold the majority of CEO positions. "Women currently hold 59% of president, CEO and manager positions in the US Credit Union System."
Source: WORLD. World Council of Credit Union Magazine, Vol 2, Issue 2, June 2000.

Statistical information has been provided from the ICA Databank and supplemented with reports from ICA Gender Equality Committee members on the situation of women in their respective organisations.

Last Updated: 27 October 2005

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