The commemoration of the International Women’s Day on March 8 of each year and organised this year under the theme: “An equal world is an enabled world,” is a new page in the lengthy struggle of women in Tunisia for the right of equality with men and the implementation of their economic and social rights, a declaration issued by the Ministry of Women, Family, Children and the Seniors on its Facebook page reads.
The ministry said that notwithstanding what Tunisia has accomplished in terms of promotion of women’s rights, by fostering a broad approach based on equal opportunities, the country is making steadfast advancement in the promulgation of legislation guaranteeing these rights, prominently women’s right to an adequate economic, political and social equality and the right to assert themselves in decision-making positions at all levels.
The ministry affirmed it had devised in this respect, a societal programme for the forthcoming period, intended to promote development, counter-extremism and terrorism, exterminate poverty and marginalisation and establish equal chances, reputably through the incorporation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations for the 2015-2030 period. Among the goals stated in the programme, the completion of the adoption process by Tunisia of the Istanbul Convention on combating violence against women and domestic violence and its adherence to the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), which focuses on equal pay for women and men for work of equal value, in addition to the amendment of the electoral law towards horizontal and vertical parity and the increase of women’s participation in the political life.
The action will further concentrate on rural women’s empowerment and adaptation to the practical needs of interior regions, in addition to the amendment of the laws and provisions related to women’s protection and fighting all types of violence against women, to preserve abreast of the 2014 Constitution and international conventions adopted by the Tunisian government. The ministry also pointed out that every effort will be exerted to complete the preparation of the various sector-based plans issued from the Resolution 1325 of the UN Security Council on “Women, Peace and Security.”
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