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There is still room for improvement in gender mainstreaming particularly in Government in order to eliminate the root causes of discrimination that curtail women’s rights in workplaces.
This is one of the outcomes of the Auditor-General’s 2020 audit report.
In the report on Appropriation Accounts, Finance and Revenue Statements and Fund Accounts, Auditor-General Mrs Mildred Chiri, while focusing on gender-responsive policies and supporting structures, highlighted the need for more work to be done.
“An audit on gender mainstreaming in Government ministries, which included looking at policies, programmes, projects and/or provision of services, structures, proceedings and budgets, was carried out.
“The audit revealed that the impact assessment of the interventions, development of gender policies and formulation of gender committees are areas that require improvement. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 requires urgent action to eliminate the many root causes of discrimination that still curtail women’s rights in workplaces,” she said in the report.
SDG 5 seeks to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
One of the indicators to measure progress towards achievement of this goal focuses on whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex.
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