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Belize: The future of politics: Women

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Belize: The future of politics: Women

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On Wednesday March 24th, 47 women from across the country and from all political hues graduated from the 1st Women in Politics Project hosted by the National Women’s Commission. Minister of Human Development and Social Transformation Hon. Peter Eden Martinez explained that “although we have come a long way, gender inequality continues to exist… females make up the vast majority of the students in tertiary level educational institutions, but the female unemployment rate is 11% higher than the male unemployment rate.” He added that “we can count the number of women who have stood for and been elected at the municipal and national levels.”
To read the complete news story please visit The El Guardian.

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On Wednesday March 24th, 47 women from across the country and from all political hues graduated from the 1st Women in Politics Project hosted by the National Women’s Commission. Minister of Human Development and Social Transformation Hon. Peter Eden Martinez explained that “although we have come a long way, gender inequality continues to exist… females make up the vast majority of the students in tertiary level educational institutions, but the female unemployment rate is 11% higher than the male unemployment rate.” He added that “we can count the number of women who have stood for and been elected at the municipal and national levels.”
To read the complete news story please visit The El Guardian.

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