Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker
and Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Chairperson Dr. Shirin
Sharmin Choudhury has called for establishing unhindered leadership of
women in social, political and all other areas to ensure balanced
development.
"Development takes place in all sectors when political leadership of women is established," she said speaking as CPA chairperson at the 13rd meeting of Commonwealth Gender Plan of Action Monitoring Group (CGPMG) at UN One Hotel in New York, said an official release here today.
The speaker said despite enough progress in different development indicators, poverty alleviation, stopping maternal mortality and establishing gender parity in distribution of wealth could not be ensured in many Commonwealth countries. The CPA is working on the issues, she added.
She urged the parliament members to work for continuation of development maintaining progress in all indicators.
The speaker urged the female MPs in Commonwealth countries to come forward along with the male MPs to ensure equity-based development of women.
"Development takes place in all sectors when political leadership of women is established," she said speaking as CPA chairperson at the 13rd meeting of Commonwealth Gender Plan of Action Monitoring Group (CGPMG) at UN One Hotel in New York, said an official release here today.
The speaker said despite enough progress in different development indicators, poverty alleviation, stopping maternal mortality and establishing gender parity in distribution of wealth could not be ensured in many Commonwealth countries. The CPA is working on the issues, she added.
She urged the parliament members to work for continuation of development maintaining progress in all indicators.
The speaker urged the female MPs in Commonwealth countries to come forward along with the male MPs to ensure equity-based development of women.
---(BSS) DHAKA, Mar 15, 2015 -
