Anguilla’ Minister for Gender Affairs, Mrs. Cora Richardson-Hodge, and Dr. Ronya Foy-Connor, Gender Development Coordinator, have both accepted the relevant official documents extending the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to Anguilla. The treaty was also extended to the Cayman Islands.
The documents were accepted on Wednesday this week, March 16, by the Anguillian and Caymanian delegations at a ceremony at the Commission of the Status of Women Conference at the United Nations in New York City.
Last week, Anguilla’s Governor, Christina Scott, and Minister Cora Richardson-Hodge, announced the extension of CEDAW to Anguilla – in a joint statement – and the attendance of the Anguilla delegation to the above conference.
A main discussion matter at the UN event was: “The Gender Pay Gap – what is it, why does it still exist and how do we get rid of it”. This was led by Caroline Dinenage MP who hosted a reception for the delegates on Tuesday, March 15.
Other agenda items included the visiting Ministers’ trilateral meeting involving the UK, Anguilla and Cayman Islands’ delegations on Wednesday, March 16.
On Wednesday, also, was a UK and Brazil discussion event on Achieving women’s empowerment and gender equality within the 2030 agenda; and the role of innovative development partnership between country governments and UN Agencies.
The various delegations were expected to leave New York on Thursday, March 17, to return to their respective territories.
The Commission on the Status of Women is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
