Whichever of the two major political groups wins the general elections come May 11th, women and children are expected to be in a much better place during the next term provided the manifesto promises are kept.
While five of the first six points listed under ‘Women’ in the PPP/C’s manifesto begin with the word `Encourage’, APNU+AFC promises that should it be elected during the its first 100 days in office a national conference of women will be held and a bi-partisan Women’s Working Group would be established as part of the healing the nation and national unity thrust. It said that the gender policy will be collectively drafted by women from across Guyana as an output from the conference.
To this end the coalition said it would develop a gender policy and gender budgeting system to be
