| Financial, logistical and administrative factors were listed as the primary constraints that affected the efficient operation of the Women and Gender Equality Commission (W&GEC) during the past year.This state of affairs was amplified in the Commission’s second annual report for the period June 2011 to May 2012, which was presented to Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman, and circulated among parliamentarians last week.Efforts to address the challenges have seen moves for shared services with the Administrative Department of the Human Rights Commission even as the Financial and Administrative Departments of the Office of the President and the Ministry of Finance have sought to chip-in in the management of the W&GEC finances.The W&GEC, which is chaired by former Human Services Minister, Indranie Chandarpal, is one of the four Commissions for the promotion and enhancement of fundamental rights and the rule of law that was promotion of national recognition and acceptance that women’s rights are human rights; gender equality and the protection, development and attainment of gender equality.Its main functions are to promote the issues related to the enhancement of the status of women, girls and gender issues; promote the empowerment of women; and the promotion of women’s rights as human rights.It is also tasked with raising the awareness of the contributions of women and problems faced by women including the recognition and value of unwaged work even as attention is directed to women’s needs, interests and concerns in the wider spectrum of economic and social development.The Commission has a mandate to address both the practical and strategic needs of women as being different from those of men while seeking to educate and monitor employees and the public on desirable employment practices in relation to women and men.The W&GEC is additionally tasked with monitoring compliance and making recommendations for compliance with international instruments to which the Government accedes and which relate to the purpose of the Commission.The body is designed to evaluate any system of personal and family law, customs and practices or any law likely to affect gender equality or the status of women, and make recommendations to the National Assembly.Accordingly, it is also expected to recommend and promote the implementation of legislation and the formulation of policies and measures to enhance and protect the status of women.It is also the responsibility of the Gender Commission to promote,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, initiate or cause to be carried out,Jerseys Wholesale, research and the creation of databases on women and gender related issues. These issues could include health, especially reproductive health,Authentic Arizona Cardinals Jersey, violence against women and the family and their socio-economic and political status,Jerseys From China, as the Commission may deem relevant or as may be referred to it by the National Assembly.As a result,Wholesale China Jerseys, consultation and cooperation with women’s organisations in relation to decision making that affects the lives of women is imperative as is the need for training and technical assistance to support the initiatives by and for women and girls.In keeping with its many objectives and functions, the W&GEC during the past year was able to accomplish more than 70 per cent of its targeted goals.This,China Jerseys Cheap, according to the report, was achieved with support from agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the British High Commission. |
