Increasingly women They make their way in the Security bodies of the Dominican Republica land historically dominated by men, where its presence grows, but is still a minority.
In the Police National, the women have managed to consolidate their presence in specialized areas such as Scientific Policewhere they represent the 37.5 % of the staff.
However, according to data from the uniformed, in the Operational departments his stake It is much lower, where only 17 % in intelligence appears, 15 % in patrol – in front of 85 % of men – and 11 % in criminal investigation.
Although the institution ensures that the agents display “without distinction” in neighborhoods and preventive work, the numbers show that the street continues to be a predominantly masculine space.
This occurs in the middle of a structure change which has been carried out in recent years and before the growing female interest.
In July more than 15,000 women They went to Recruitment processmore than double than men. Of them, 1,100 were selected to integrate as satin into the historic promotion No. 148.
Women in transit
In transit, women They show greater visibility in the streets than in administrative areasalthough they are still less.
Of the 4,243 employees of the General Directorate of Traffic and Land Transportation (Digesett) In Santo Domingo, 1,112 are womenequivalent to 26.21 %) and 3,131 men (73.79 %).
Most staff, about 2,519 agents– Work in operational work. Within this group, 604 are women (14.24 %), exceeding 508 (11.97 %) that fulfill administrative functions.
Among men, 1,915 are concentrated in field work (45.13 %) and 1,216 in offices (28.66 %), according to data from the entity.
This shows a contrast to the Police National, where the woman predominates in technical and support.
