Nasha attacks govt over gender protocol
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
![Nasha at Eminent women's dialogue hosted by UNFPA at GICC. PIC KAGISO ONKATSWITSE](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/uploads/imported_images/2014/april/16/php3E7.tmp.jpg&w=400&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
Nasha at Eminent women's dialogue hosted by UNFPA at GICC. PIC KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Speaking yesterday at the Eminent Women’s Dialogue in Gaborone, Nasha described government’s failure to sign the Protocol in the years since its inception in 2008, as one of the persistent challenges to gender equality.
“Government’s refusal to sign the Protocol is one of the persistent challenges that have been preventing the full promotion of gender equality and promotion of women,” she said.
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