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Chief Executive Officer of the Public Sector Transformation Unit, Patricia Sinclair McCalla, says Jamaica has produced exemplary women in representational politics over the years despite the challenges they have faced. Some of the challenges she alluded to include: lack of resources to support the female candidate; the social construct of the society; environmental issues and reproductive responsibilities. In pointing out...

Resident Coordinator of the United Nations (UN) Country Team in Jamaica, Mr. Minh Pham, has proposed that the Government begin making special allocations in the national budget to deal with women's issues. Mr. Pham made the recommendation at a discussion forum put on by the UN Country Team and the Bureau of Women's Affairs on March 8, at the Jamaica...

Recognizing that gender equality and women's empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all, this year's observance of International Women's Day, March 8, under the theme - Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All, is a call to action to renew efforts to ensure full realization of the landmark...

Jamaican Jeanette Hosang, president and co-founder of the United States-based Royal Caribbean Bakery and Caribbean Food Delights, will be honoured with the 2006 Women of Great Esteem (WGE) Emerald Award, for her contribution to business and community development. She is among nine women, who will be recognised for excellence in various fields, at the 10th annual awards ceremony on March...

The Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with the Bureau of Women's Affairs is hosting the Second Capacity Building Workshop on Gender, Trade Policy and Export Promotion for the Caribbean Region from January 23-27 at Shaw Park Beach Hotel and Suites in St. Ann. The five-day event is being spearheaded at the Commonwealth Secretariat level by the Gender Section of the Social...

Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson has announced that his office has re-established a gender advisory committee, which would, among other things, develop an appropriate strategy for incorporating gender issues in all of government's developmental plans. Dr. Robertson, who has responsibility for Gender Affairs, was speaking at a function to mark International Women's Day Celebrations 2004, at the Jamaica Pegasus...

This International Women's Day, the theme: 'Women Celebrate: Voices of the Unsung' will turn the spotlight on the thousands of women who have contributed to Jamaica's development in all spheres of life, but who remain unsung heroes. Speaking to JIS News, Dr. Glenda Simms, Executive Director, Bureau of Women's Affairs, said that on March 8 the contribution of Jamaican women...

For almost 25 years the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has been quietly going above and beyond the call of duty, not only assisting pregnant teenagers through its programme for adolescent mothers, but also following up the progress of the babies to as far as secondary education. Executive Director of the Women's Centre, Beryl Weir, tells JIS News that...

The Women's Resource and Outreach Centre (WROC) has been just that for the women of the surrounding communities of Beechwood Avenue in Kingston, a rock. For the past 20 years, the centre, situated at 47 Beechwood Avenue, has been one of the pillars of the community, providing needed medical resource and guidance for families and women, especially, in the troubled...