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WOMEN AND GENDER DEVELOPMENT<br />

In Government, the DFP will promote the empowerment of individuals and<br />

families with a special focus on women within the context of the Millennium<br />

Development Goals. In Dominica, women continue to impact meaningfully in<br />

the public service, private sector, and within the households. Amidst the gains<br />

that have been made by women over the years, they continue to be the subject<br />

of abuse and violence. No effort will be spared to free our fellow men and<br />

women from the dehumanizing conditions in some of our communities, and<br />

from the “begging culture” that is instituted by the Labour Party as a means of<br />

buying out the electorate.<br />

Vision: Gender equality and equity in national development<br />

Objectives: (i) To adopt a zero-tolerance policy for gender discrimination<br />

(ii) To reverse the trend of male underachievement where it<br />

exists<br />

Key Policy Actions:<br />

(i)Promote the integration of Women in national policy formulation and<br />

decision-making;<br />

(ii) Promote the participation of Women in politics;<br />

(iii) Economically empower men and women who head single-parent<br />

households;<br />

(iv) Institute programs to address the issue of male marginalization; and<br />

(iv) Establish a place of safety for women who are victims of domestic violence.<br />

OVERSEAS NATIONALS<br />

The current global financial crisis may have originated in the advanced<br />

countries in North America and Europe, but its impact is felt heavily in<br />

Dominica and other Caribbean islands through reduced earnings from tourism<br />

and reduced remittances from Dominicans living overseas. In light of the high<br />

unemployment in Dominica, many families are dependent on remittances from<br />

abroad to sustain them. Their purchasing power and consumption patterns<br />

have to be adjusted to take account of the new realities of their families living<br />

overseas. But the Labour Party Government has paid little regard to the<br />

contributions from the Diaspora and does not understand the global financial<br />

architecture and how it affects our economic situation in Dominica. The DFP<br />

will seek to build partnerships with Dominicans working and living overseas to<br />

help strengthen these organizations to contribute more effectively to Dominica’s<br />

development.<br />

Objective: Greater integration of overseas nationals in the development<br />

process at home<br />

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