With women representing over 50% of the electorate, their votes are crucial to victory at the May 11 general elections but questions have been raised about the treatment of women by the two main political groupings, with some opining that much remains to be done.
It is evident that a large gap exists in terms of truly including women in the decision-making process, Amerindian rights activist Laura George told Stabroek News. She said that she was not satisfied that women are valued and respected and asserted that the political parties should not exploit
