Uganda is preparing to join other United Nations member states to observe international women’s day on Monday, March 8.
According to a release from the permanent secretary, Ministry of Labour and social affairs on Monday, Provision of equal opportunities for women is a critical path to prosperity for all in Uganda.
The release says inequalities between women and men, girls and boys in basic rights, resources allocation and utilization, voice and decision making exacerbates poverty and undermine development.
While these inequalities mostly disadvantage women and girls, ultimately they harm every one in society. It is important that measures to promote greater equality between women and men are integral parts of the prosperity for all program said the release.
However, women with special needs such as women with disabilities, women in hard to reach areas, older women, women living with HIV/AIDS, the unemployed and those living in absolute poverty must be specially targeted in order to enable them escape this economic isolation, said the release.
Source African Press Agency
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