Speaking at the closing session of the orientation seminar on gender mainstreaming and gender responsive budgeting, President Mohamed Nasheed has encouraged a greater number of women to enter politics.
He said that having women’s voice in all sphere’s of national life was important and that women’s participation in politics would lead to a more complete insight of the needs of the entire nation.
While underlining the government’s commitment to promote equal participation of men and women in political, social and economic spheres he said this vision could be realised only if every individual member of the society was committed to achieving this goal and actively worked towards the elimination of all gender differences in our society.
Stating that violence against women was a growing concern, President called on the people to condemn such gender discriminatory behaviour, and to make a renewed commitment to protecting our society from such evils.
