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 edit
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 edit
MCFDF consists of two structures:
Central services edit
- The Secretariat of the minister
- The Cabinet of the minister
- The General Directorate
- The Management
Decentralized services edit
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 edit
- ^ "Le Ministère à la Condition Féminine et aux Droits des Femmes (MCFDF)". UN Women (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Gérard Latortue. "MINISTÈRE À LA CONDITION FEMININE ET AUX DROITS DES FEMMES" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Ministère de la Condition Feminine et du Droit des Femmes (MCFDF)". flashhaiti.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "Dr Lise Marie Déjean, 25 années de lutte continue pour le droit des filles et des femmes". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ Info, Vant Bèf (2018-09-19). "Politique : Evelyne Sainvil prend les rênes du Ministère à la condition féminine et aux droits des femmes". Vant Bèf Info (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "Décret portant organisation, et fonctionnement du Ministère de la Condition Féminine et des Droits de la femme désigné sous le sigle MCFDF" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2020.