{"id":11909,"date":"2023-02-09T04:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecitizendaily.com\/?p=11909"},"modified":"2023-02-08T19:52:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T19:52:05","slug":"ministry-of-gender-toothed-insertion-of-women-in-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/09\/ministry-of-gender-toothed-insertion-of-women-in-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Ministry of Gender toothed insertion of women in governance<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Bida Elly David<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The national Ministry of Gender Child and Social Welfare said that South Sudanese women lack full representation in the public and private sectors because they have not been granted full rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This concern arose yesterday during the announcement of the forthcoming international women\u2019s leadership conference in Juba under the theme (Guwa ta Mara) which means \u201cstrength of a woman\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during the event, Esther Ikere, the undersecretary of the ministry said that South Sudan has an enabling policy, legal constitutional environment for women advancement and promotion of gender equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCountry like South Sudan faces additional challenges and due to these challenges, the gestures and journey to gender equality is complicated. As a Country, we need to look into issues of women representation within different structures of governance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that despite the enabling policies seen in their existences, women still remain underrated towards participation in each segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespite all these gapes from the legislative policies and legal environment, we are still challenged in terms of women representation at all levels and within different institutions,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Ikere underscored that women have also been cheated against full participation in the national security sectors, justice institutions within private sectors and the judiciary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that there will be a comprehensive women conference in Juba where there will be brainstorming session and moment for sharing experiences with women from Africa and at the international level concerning rights of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis should bring us into the discussion on how best can we talk about women representation in governance. We will continue opening gates for women in Africa as the international women will be visiting us soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that women have got full mandate to stand for their rights due to the fact that they are much capability to deliver services in both political and economic dimensions in promotion of the Country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Bida Elly David The national Ministry of Gender Child and Social Welfare said that South Sudanese women lack full representation in the public and private sectors because they have not been granted full rights. 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