EES Women Insist on 30% Affirmative Action Implementation Women in Eastern Equatoria State are advocating for appointments of more women to Executive posts in the local government as part of the implementation of the 30 percent affirmative action as stated in the South Sudan Transitional Constitution. 31 July 2015
By; Peter Lokale * TORIT, July 30, 2015 [Gurtong] –*The South Sudan Transitional Constitution article 16 (4a) clearly states the rights of women. All levels of government shall: promote women participation in public life and their representation in the legislative and executive organs by at least twenty-five per cent as an affirmative action to redress imbalances created by history, customs, and traditions. The women were speaking during a one-Day women’s forum organized by the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) in partnership with South Sudan Law Society on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Wednesday. The Forum was under the ‘Creating peaceful and secure space for women and girls. Acknowledging the current fellow women leaders in executive posts, the women say that the Governor is yet to fulfill pledges he made to appoint more women in government. The women's forum which attracted women MPs, civil servants and civil society organizations in Torit, showed their determination and interest in top political positions. Speaking during the forum, the Social Development and Humanitarian Ministry’s Director General, Reverend Johnson Sebit Donaciano, praised his government's leadership for making positive efforts in implementing its pledge by ensuring that the women representation in political positions becomes substantial. He commented that although the state government recognizes the women’s role in the region, still majority of the communities have not yet recognize their own women’s respective roles in the society. "... I know! It is a challenge that needs critical attention. ....It is a long journey for our society to learn the significant role our mature daughters whom we now pronounce them as 'women', play. Our very communities in the state are being dragged back by our beliefs or perceptions that have no basis. Because they do not want their voices to be heard, their counterparts (men), keep suppressing them, thus becomes difficult for the women to come out boldly to challenge the men without fear," the Director General, Reverend Donaciano. He commended the State government for recognizing and appointing women in political posts. Posted in: Home <http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooesCGmWcaTR%2BAB7BWyN_W2btO_4GxdY_-gdtWUOqKD5Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
