"Sira Ndow, deputising for the UNDP resident representative, stated that the government of The Gambia is making progress in the achievement of gender equality and women empowerment, in line with the international norms and standards and with a strong national commitment. She said: "This is evident as we gather here today to share the strategic and forward looking gender policy with all key stakeholders". Previously, she revealed, the National Policy for the Advancement of Gambian Women (NPAGW 1999-2009) was formulated and served as the reference for addressing gender inequalities."
I had no idea that women's rights were actually being established in The Gambia. I definitely will be doing more research into this! I thought this was pretty cool so I have copy and pasted bits from the article. The United Nations Development Program and United Nations Population fund have been supporting the development of the Gender and Women Empowerment Policy 2010-2020. Amie Nije, deputy permanent secretary implied that there are twelve thematic areas that are expected to contribute towards the overall advancement of gender equality in The Gambia.
"The priority areas, she highlighted, include capacity building for gender mainstreaming; poverty reduction, economic empowerment and livelihoods development; gender and education; gender and health and HIV/Aids; gender and human rights; gender and governance; gender and the environment; and Women's empowerment."
Amazing!
Cited works :
"AllAfrica." AllAfrica.com: Gambia: Stakeholders Sensitised On Gender Policy 2010-2020. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2012. <http://allafrica.com/stories/201209100888.html>.
Wow that's pretty amazing that they are making progress on gender equality, women should be equal in all countries! I had no idea this was even an issue .
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