Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women in Haiti explained
The Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women in Haiti, in French Ministère à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes, abbreviated as MCFDF, is a ministry in Haiti, founded on 8 November 1994 with the mission to work for the emergence of an egalitarian society with equality between men and women.[1]
History
MCFDF is a result of demands from Haitian women, and was created as part of the preparatory work for the World Conference on Women, 1995. It was created by decree on 8 November 1994 and gave itself two functions in 2004: to defend and promote the rights of women and to promote gender analyses.[2] [3]
Lise Marie Déjean, one of the co-founders of Solidarite Fanm Ayisyèn, worked for the creation of the ministry, and was also named the first minister.[4] The current minister is Evelyne Sainvil.[5]
Structures
MCFDF consists of two structures:
Central services
- The Secretariat of the minister
- The Cabinet of the minister
- The General Directorate
- The Management
Decentralized services
Each geographic department of the country, according to the decree, has a departmental management working to coordinate the regional services of the ministry.[6]
References
- Web site: Le Ministère à la Condition Féminine et aux Droits des Femmes (MCFDF). 12 September 2020. UN Women. fr.
- Web site: Gérard Latortue. MINISTÈRE À LA CONDITION FEMININE ET AUX DROITS DES FEMMES. 12 September 2020. fr.
- Web site: Ministère de la Condition Feminine et du Droit des Femmes (MCFDF). 2020-09-12. flashhaiti.com.
- Web site: Dr Lise Marie Déjean, 25 années de lutte continue pour le droit des filles et des femmes. 2021-02-10. Le Nouvelliste.
- Web site: Info. Vant Bèf. 2018-09-19. Politique : Evelyne Sainvil prend les rênes du Ministère à la condition féminine et aux droits des femmes. 2021-04-30. Vant Bèf Info. French.
- Web site: Décret portant organisation, et fonctionnement du Ministère de la Condition Féminine et des Droits de la femme désigné sous le sigle MCFDF.. 12 September 2020. fr.
