Category: Women’s Issues

Don’t forget! Jamaicans for Justice is having a fundraising art auction for victims of gender-based violence

June 2, 2023

It’s in a good cause. What cause could be better than legal and other support for victims of domestic and sexual violence. This is just one of the many important services provided by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) – in case you were not aware. Here is the information you need: Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Saturday June … More Don’t forget! Jamaicans for Justice is having a fundraising art auction for victims of gender-based violence

Jamaica’s HerFlow Foundation recognises “Unsung Sheroes” working in their communities: Celebrate Her!

April 21, 2023

Shelly-Ann Weeks and the HerFlow Foundation recently honoured eighteen women working in their communities to support women in the post-COVID period. HerFlow focuses on the issue of period poverty and is “committed to empowering Jamaican women and girls.” … More Jamaica’s HerFlow Foundation recognises “Unsung Sheroes” working in their communities: Celebrate Her!

Women in Agriculture: a new FAO report points to ongoing inequality

April 16, 2023

On average, women spend 4.2 hours per day in unpaid work. Men spend 1.9 hours. In agriculture, women earn roughly 82 cents compared to the man’s dollar. There is considerable inequality. 36 percent of women globally work in agriculture, and it is about the same percentage for Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the … More Women in Agriculture: a new FAO report points to ongoing inequality

Sustainable Hydroponics Production to increase food security in Jamaica

April 6, 2023

I am currently compiling a list of topics that I believe the Jamaican Government should be talking more about, educating the public about (and taking action on). Not only environmental topics (although the existential ot only in relation to the environment. It is getting quite long. One of these is sustainable, climate-smart agriculture in all … More Sustainable Hydroponics Production to increase food security in Jamaica

Congratulations to Jamaica’s Margarette May Macaulay, elected President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

March 12, 2023

Jamaican Margarette May Macaulay has been elected President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the 2nd time. Congratulations to her! But why is the Jamaican Government so unresponsive to the Commission’s concerns about environmental and LGBTQIA+ rights? … More Congratulations to Jamaica’s Margarette May Macaulay, elected President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Let’s have a progressive agenda for Jamaica’s newly established Parliamentary Bicameral Women’s Caucus

February 3, 2023

So far this year, Jamaica’s news has been a little – what is the word? – dispiriting. Bleak, even, at times. However, I was very much cheered by news that the Parliamentary Bicameral Women’s Caucus (which I referred to in my last blog post) will actually become a reality – and very soon. The women … More Let’s have a progressive agenda for Jamaica’s newly established Parliamentary Bicameral Women’s Caucus

“It depends on us”: Jamaica poised to join Caribbean Women in Leadership

January 25, 2023

It will be a new chapter. All the women who joined a recent planning meeting in a Kingston hotel recently agreed. The meeting was convened by Una May Gordon, who as former Principal Director of the Climate Change Division was full of an energy and drive that I greatly admired. Those qualities are still there … More “It depends on us”: Jamaica poised to join Caribbean Women in Leadership

International Human Rights Day: Jamaica’s Drum Majors for peace and justice

December 12, 2022

International Human Rights Day (December 10) always seems to take me by surprise every year. On that day, a whole range of issues for Jamaica and the region come crowding in. It’s hard to separate one issue from the next, as they often merge and overlap. This year, the theme was a powerful and simple … More International Human Rights Day: Jamaica’s Drum Majors for peace and justice