According to Żminijietna – Voice of
the Left, “women have come a long way, and International Women's Day is an opportunity
to evaluate the achievements, rights, and economic and political participation
of women in contemporary society. Such an occasion should also serve to
encourage initiatives intended to promote these to aim to reach more women from
all walks of life.”
On this occasion, Żminijietna also
said that “women should continue aiming towards an equal society free from
gender discrimination, better working conditions, and improvements in the
reach and scope of social security rights, with a greater outreach in
particular to those women who form part of minorities - such as single mothers,
immigrants and widowers.”
“In recent years, women have become
more present in the labour market and more financially independent. However,
when it comes to employment, women are more likely to take up part -time
employment - or interrupt their careers altogether - due to domestic matters
such as sick parents. In addition, many are also being subjected to precarious
employment conditions."
Żminijietna fully supports the
several measures taken by Government to increase the family-friendliness of
policy, which were responsible in part for the positive consequence of greater
female participation in the labour market. Żminijietna would like to see such
family-friendly measures incentivised in the private sector.
Press Release 8/3/15
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