Discrimination against women still prevalent-CEDAW

 This was revealed by the Botswana delegation at a convention of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) held in Geneva, Switzerland last week.

The Permanent Mission of Botswana to the United Nations Office at Geneva who presented this report said there was increasing awareness among women of this stigma, with many widows now refusing to wear the particular widow dress. "The media was, however, lagging behind regarding some of these women's issues, including femicide. For that reason, journalists have been targeted in gender training since they can play an important role in leading the population to understand the issues at stake," Boemetswe Mokgothu, the permanent representative at the UN office said.  He said government has made progress in tackling traditional beliefs infringing women's rights, hence women are now represented in the police and the army, along with other typically male-dominated professions.