ACDP supports withdrawal of the Woman Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill
Oscar
Thomas
2 July 2014
The African Christian Democratic Party said
it supports the decision by the Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency
to withdraw the Woman Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill for further
consultations.
ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley said they have been saying that the legislation will do more harm than good.
Dudley said gender
equality begins with education and decent jobs and not more legislation.
Dudley said a decision
has been taken to withdraw the WEGE Bill to allow a new bill to address the
issue of ensuring that there is sufficient consultation which has been a major
problem with the previous bill being prematurely brought to parliament.
ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley said they have been saying that the legislation will do more harm than good.
“According it will not be on imposing
quotas but on mechanisms to eventually achieve gender equality in the work
place Dudley added.
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