Sandrea Falconer, the minister with responsibility for gender affairs, in a statement in the Senate on Friday, said that women have broken the glass ceiling in politics but there is need for more to be involved in the process.

"We have elected a female prime minister, which means that we have broken the glass ceiling at the highest level of political leadership," Falconer said.

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THE Jamaica Women's Political Caucus (JWPC), through its Institute for Public Leadership (IPL) programme, has organised a training seminar for active and aspiring women in politics. The programme - funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) - will promote the participation of confident, competent women as frontline politicians and campaign managers/fund-raisers.
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