After protracted battles, women in Central America and southern Mexico have made headway in winning respect for their rights over the past decade, but the progress has been more formal than real, say women academics and activists.
"A number of achievements have been made, mainly in formal and legal terms, with regard to women's rights," Adelay Carías, a researcher with the Honduran NGO Feministas en Resistencia (Feminists in Resistance), told IPS.
“Women are leaders, innovators and givers. They are scientists, teachers and nurturers. They have vision, compassion and the will to improve their communities, which, in turn, brings change on a global scale."
Meanwhile, the Queen, in her Commonwealth Day message, noted 26 million girls are born every year across the 54 member nations.
Despite all the advancements women have made and the accomplishments they’ve achieved, she suggested more could be done to ensure they play an “even larger role” in society.
“The commendable goal is to create a greater opportunity for women as children and adults to pursue their hopes and dreams, to attain their goals, and to make best use of their talents and knowledge,” she said.
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On Wednesday March 24th, 47 women from across the country and from all political hues graduated from the 1st Women in Politics Project hosted by the National Women’s Commission.
Minister of Human Development and Social Transformation Hon. Peter Eden Martinez explained that “although we have come a long way, gender inequality continues to exist… females make up the vast majority of the students in tertiary level educational institutions, but the female unemployment rate is 11% higher than the male unemployment rate.” He added that “we can count the number of women who have stood for and been elected at the municipal and national levels.”
