Trade unionist Gillian Burton sits on the Women and General Equality Commission (WGEC) to “make right the wrongs” being perpetrated against women in the society, and this past year she has seen enough to say that too little is being done for women here.
There seems to be a paucity of solid, focused policies and programmes targeting women, she said that would not only enhance their status in the country, but also keep many of them alive.
Burton has concerns about how effective legislation and/or programmes aimed at changing the status of women have been, citing the Domestic Violence Act and, more recently, the Women of Worth (WOW) programme.
“I have some issues with WOW. How many hairdressers, cake decorators and seamstresses can be produced?” she asked. She frankly stated that
