Report: Low staffing affects Gender Affairs from carrying out duties
The report, which was laid in the House of Assembly on June 28, 2012, indicated that through this challenge of insufficient staffing, the Department that holds responsibility of promoting gender equality, equity and women empowerment within the Virgin Islands, finds it a challenge to do its day-to-day operations.
“A policy driven agency staff is needed to monitor gender mainstreaming in all the aspects of policy making, which is a wide span of sectors,” an excerpt from the report stated.
The report further stated that with a full staff, the department can fully take responsibility of its duties for public sensitisation “which is a difficult area because of the ingrained cultural beliefs that women and men are not equal.”
The department’s report concluded by saying that there is a need to gather information for Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) compliance on a yearly basis to present accurate information for the periodic reviews.
“Additional staffing is inevitable in the future,” the report further emphasised.
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