In Senegal, the citizen consultation framework for the respect and preservation of the rights of women and girls launched its manifesto on Saturday May 4. This movement for women’s rights calls for the effective participation of women in governance bodies and their involvement in the formulation of public policies. In particular, they demand better representation in government.
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With our correspondent in Dakar, Théa Ollivier
In the auditorium of the African Remembrance Square, several dozen women dressed in orange and white gathered. From the podium, Arame Gueye reads the manifesto of the citizen consultation framework for the respect and preservation of the rights of women and girls.
She points the finger at the new governmentappointed on April 5, which has only four women out of 30 ministers: “ In addition, the abolition of the Ministry of Women raises a lot of concern. Such an approach does not guarantee the preservation of achievements in terms of taking into account women’s rights and participation in decision-making bodies. »
In the manifesto, possible solutions are addressed to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Example, guaranteeing the equitable representation of women in all governance and decision-making bodies.
Among the women who spoke, Aminata Diallo is deputy mayor of a commune in Dakar. Also president of the network of local elected women, she is disappointed to note that only two women appear among the last ten appointments to the management of several state agencies or companies:
“ We have the same diplomas as men, why this discrimination? We are here to assert our rights, so that people do not decide for us, so that we are involved, because we have been part of all the battles. »
The women who signed the manifesto hope to obtain an audience with Bassirou Diomaye Faye or his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. This is to share their plea with them.
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