Members of Secretariat for the Inter-American Commission of Women, an organization advocating for women in the Caribbean, are seeking ways to set up a new initiative to assist women at home.
Minister responsible for Gender Affairs Minister Gloria Shillingford told a press conference that she attended a meeting which includes regional leaders advocating for women in the region and the highlight of that meeting was to set up a new initiative to assist housewives.
“I was very interested in the discussion of advancing gender equality through decent work. A lot of our women work as housewives. They look after the children and that is work. Most times it is unpaid work. What we are advocating that at some time in the future, the women who return at home and care for the children and do all of the housework, they will receive some kind of remuneration. Without them the world would not be able to turn,” she said.
Meantime Shillingford said Dominican women have benefited significantly as a result of initiatives put in place by government.
“We have areas where we have skills training programs and you find a lot of women going into those areas and that helps to support and sustain them. We have programs to strengthen and empower women. The Adult Education Program is one of them. Some of the women also get public assistance,” she added.
She said women in Dominica have also been given a voice as a result of the program put in place by government.
This has a lot of promise as long as it is not affected by partisan politics.
Also housewives receiving renumeration for the sake of being good mothers should organise their time at home to educate themselves(if they are not porfessionals) for when the children are more independent that they can join the outside workforce to contribute in a bigger way.
I think it’s a good idea that need a lot of thought
that is total bull;.so that means that if they can pay house wives. they can increase on people salary. that for them to consider. trust me the government is about to fall. empty promises thats all they do. and after a while u wont even hear about that empty promise again.
allu canna meme increase ppl salary but allu want to pay housewives tht just want to make baby and colelct money stayin home?? ma gwa sah..
who will pay, Gloria? Have you thought this thing thoroughly before opening your mouth?
This could be very useful and helpful for all the women who are good mothers and homemakers and just feel trapped by their circumstances. When mothers were not forced to go out to work to take care of their families, society was a better place. Hope this initiative will allow participants to get the time and information required to raise good children. The initiative needs to be carefully implemented and monitored so that it is not misused and abused.
Let’s see how long b4 we adopt the no prayer in [ublic schools law smh,Lord help our nation,whatever happened to the Dominica I grew up in?oyoyoy
It seems like most you you failed to see where she talked about skills training. That is what these women need; a way to enhance their skills so that they can look after themselves. That hand out thing just keeps them in poverty for the rest of their lives.
why do we have great taste for all type of foreign koshonni? we stop spanking in schools, our jail is filled of rascals. no more skills training at primary schools, u cannot find young farmers/cooks/mechanics ect. when are we going to listen to chubby and go back to our good old days of milk and honey. this is getting crazyyyyyyyyyyyyy
I hope she saying is the Government that is going to be paying those women, otherwise if they decide is men that have to compensate the woman i see the end of marriage and committed relationship.
sorry cannot
Well i want my own because I am a working person and a house wife yet i still can make ends meet
Sounds ok but kinda smells trouble.
With some of the lazy young ladies who just like to kaka zafa and put their weave first.. hmmm…
So the Government is going to pay people who make the choice to be a housewife? Meanwhile they taxing me!!!!!Pure crap if you ask me.