{"id":5782,"date":"2010-03-09T13:03:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T19:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=5782"},"modified":"2010-03-09T14:28:12","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T20:28:12","slug":"mayor-applauds-dominican-women-strides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/general\/mayor-applauds-dominican-women-strides\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor applauds strides of Dominican women"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5783\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Mayor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5783\" title=\"Mayor\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Mayor-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Mayor-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Mayor.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Joseph. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mayor of Roseau, His Worship Cecil Joseph has commended the efforts of women in Dominica, who he said has achieved tremendously over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph spoke to the media, following a panel discussion to observe International Women\u2019s Day on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Joseph, the women in Dominica should be proud of themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I listen to the struggles that women went through in the 18 and 19thcenturies I am happy to know that they can ride over the hurdles and get to where they are now,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>Joseph said Dominican women have done much better than several others in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen that they have done better than many others of the world. We have had a woman as prime minister, we have women heading the police departments and playing leading roles in the parliament,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>He recognised that women in Dominica have also contributed to the cultural development of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have taught the nation and their children to cook and appreciate culture. I have seen women entertained their husbands and his friends by preparing traditional meals. Women are really playing a leading role in society and they should be proud of themselves,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DNO CORRESPONDENT. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayor of Roseau, His Worship Cecil Joseph has commended the efforts of women in Dominica, who he said has achieved tremendously over the years. 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