The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to grant policy approval for the Draft Bill on the equality of gender socialisation and the Draft Bill on the establishment of the National Women’s Commission.
The government stated that as a disagreement is apparent within Sri Lanka regarding the equality of gender socialisation, the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment has taken measures to minimise the gender imbalance of socialisation.
Accordingly, approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting in September 2022 to draft a bill to introduce required legal provisions with the objective of empowering equality of gender socialisation and women.
The President in his capacity as the Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment submitted the said draft bill which was prepared by the Legal Draftsman to which the Cabinet of Ministers has granted policy approval.
Meanwhile, approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was also granted at their meeting in September 2022 to establish an independent commission under the title of the National Women’s Commission.
The government stated that the Commission was to be established to enable furnishing necessary recommendations to the Parliament through the subject minister in order to mediate in the issues related to providing leadership for women’s rights and the activities of equality of gender socialisation.
Accordingly, the President in his capacity as the Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment submitted the draft bill prepared by the Legal Draftsman to which the Cabinet granted its policy approval. (NewsWire)