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Women's contribution in the workforce increased due to the creation of 'Export Processing Zone', by the Mauritian Government. This shift resulted in a surge in 'dual-earner' and working single-mother households. Furthermore, in 2008, Mauritius established the Employment Rights Act.
From September 2000 until July 2005, Marie Arianne Navarre-Marie served as Minister of Women’s Rights, Child Development & Family Welfare. [3] The position was held by Bappoo as the Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare from May 2010 until August 2011, [2] when she was succeeded by Maria Francesca Mireille Martin ...
Pramila Patten (/ p r ə ˈ m ɪ l ə ˈ p æ t ə n /; or Navamanee Ratna Patten, born 29 June 1958) is a Mauritian barrister, women's rights activist, and United Nations official, who currently serves as the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; she was appointed in 2017.
Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra (born in Great Britain) is a Mauritian lawyer, politician and diplomat. She is the head of the Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal (PBAT), which settles disputes of civil servants and local communities in matters related to recruitment and sanctions since 2009. She was Minister of Women’s Rights and Family Affairs from ...
Violence against women in Mauritius (1 P) Pages in category "Women's rights in Mauritius" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Laure Venchard was born on 16 March 1917, although her birth was not registered until 20 April. [1] She was the eldest of eleven children. [2] Her brother, Edwin, later became Solicitor General. [1] She completed primary and secondary studies in Mauritius, then went to London in 1938 to study medicine at the Royal Free Hospital.
Sheilabai Bappoo (born Rama on 16 June 1947 in Beau Bassin, Mauritius) is a Mauritius politician, Minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Senior Citizens Welfare & Reform Institutions in Mauritius from 2005 to 2010. She also held the ministry of Gender Equality, Child Protection and Family Planning from 1983 to 1995 and from 2010 ...
Women's Wing. Since its inception in 1969, the MMM has emphasized women's rights, and claims to have been the first political party in the country to have done so. A Women's Wing was officially organized in 1974, with the goal of ensuring consistent representation of women in the Central Committee and the Political Bureau.