Vote DOMINICA FREEDOM PARTY

WOMEN AND GENDER DEVELOPMENT
In Government, the DFP will promote the empowerment of individuals and
families with a special focus on women within the context of the Millennium
Development Goals. In Dominica, women continue to impact meaningfully in
the public service, private sector, and within the households. Amidst the gains
that have been made by women over the years, they continue to be the subject
of abuse and violence. No effort will be spared to free our fellow men and
women from the dehumanizing conditions in some of our communities, and
from the “begging culture” that is instituted by the Labour Party as a means of
buying out the electorate.
Vision: Gender equality and equity in national development
Objectives: (i) To adopt a zero-tolerance policy for gender discrimination
(ii) To reverse the trend of male underachievement where it
exists
Key Policy Actions:
(i)Promote the integration of Women in national policy formulation and
decision-making;
(ii) Promote the participation of Women in politics;
(iii) Economically empower men and women who head single-parent
households;
(iv) Institute programs to address the issue of male marginalization; and
(iv) Establish a place of safety for women who are victims of domestic violence.
OVERSEAS NATIONALS
The current global financial crisis may have originated in the advanced
countries in North America and Europe, but its impact is felt heavily in
Dominica and other Caribbean islands through reduced earnings from tourism
and reduced remittances from Dominicans living overseas. In light of the high
unemployment in Dominica, many families are dependent on remittances from
abroad to sustain them. Their purchasing power and consumption patterns
have to be adjusted to take account of the new realities of their families living
overseas. But the Labour Party Government has paid little regard to the
contributions from the Diaspora and does not understand the global financial
architecture and how it affects our economic situation in Dominica. The DFP
will seek to build partnerships with Dominicans working and living overseas to
help strengthen these organizations to contribute more effectively to Dominica’s
development.
Objective: Greater integration of overseas nationals in the development
process at home
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