TZ lags behind in implementing gender equality
Elizabeth Ampairwe- project coordinator with EASSI in Uganda (L)
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Ms Lilian Liundi, the Executive Director of TGNP Network, said it was everyone anticipation that gender equality and development bill, once passed into law, will harmonise national laws with international standards of protection and promotion of gender and human rights.
Dar es Salaam. Despite several strides in implementing gender equality, Tanzania continues to perform dismally compared to other East Africa Community (EAC) states in implementing gender equality strategies.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tanzania is ranked fourth in EAC's maternal mortality ranking after Burundi, Kenya and Uganda.
Ms Elizabeth Ampairwe, the Eastern African Sub-regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI) coordinator, cited at weak institutional frameworks and systems for holding governments accountable as major factors behind failure by many countries to mainstream gender equality policies.
Ms Lilian Liundi, the Executive Director of TGNP Network, said it was everyone anticipation that gender equality and development bill, once passed into law, will harmonise national laws with international standards of protection and promotion of gender and human rights.
