Cartoon Is Demeaning To Women :: Mmegi Online

Botswana has made significant progress on matters relating to gender equality and in educating Batswana on matters relating to domestic violence including sexual violence and abuse. We therefore, believe all stakeholders including the media should carry this message forward.

It is in this context that the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs would like to raise a concern with the management of the Monitor newspaper regarding the cartoon - BILLBOARD that appeared on Page 6 of Monitor, published on March 16.

The Ministry responsible for gender issues and upliftment of the status of women in Botswana, we found the cartoon to be profiling and stereotyping women sexually and as objects of sexual abuse and harassment, which defeats the national efforts in raising the status of women in the country and in achieving gender equality and mutual respect between men and women.

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Cartoon Is Demeaning To Women

Botswana has made significant progress on matters relating to gender equality and in educating Batswana on matters relating to domestic violence including sexual violence and abuse. We therefore, believe all stakeholders including the media should carry this message forward.

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