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DSC_00380-e7508935 Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo - Presentan estudio sobre mujeres y políticas de los gobiernos municipales

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25 November 2013

They present a study on women and policies of the municipal governments

SANTO DOMINGO. The city councils of the country fail to comply with the obligation to allocate 4% of their budget to Education, Health and Gender, and in cases where delivery is met, the expenditure is reduced to welfare activities and contributes to reproducing the roles of gender.

The statement is one of the main findings of the study "Gender in the budget of local governments: cases National District and San Juan de la Maguana", which was prepared by the Center for Gender Studies Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (CEGE-INTEC) y Oxfam

The results of the investigation show that six years after the 176-07 Law of the National District and municipalities was passed, progress on gender equality issues is very scarce.

DSC_00580 Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo - Present study on women and municipal government policies

Also, weaknesses were identified in the municipalities when establishing regulations, policies, plans and an agenda for the progressive inclusion of the gender approach in municipal actions and compliance with their commitments on equality.

The research is a first step to identify the role that local governments are playing with respect to gender and help improve it. Previous studies show the resistance to change and the limited interest in promoting gender equity and equality in the actions of the municipalities.

The study was presented at the local Dominican Federation of Municipalities (FEDOMU), and was headed by the director of CEG-INTEC, Lourdes Contreras and the representative of OXFAM Dominican Republic, Rosa Cañete Alonso.

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Institutional message on the occasion of the Day of Nonviolence Against Women

The defense of the right of women to a life without violence is the interest of the INTECIANA family

In this November 25, in commemoration of the International Day of Non-Violence against Women, we urge professors, collaborators, students, graduates and graduates, to be part of the group of men and women who ensure a free society of discrimination and mistreatment of women.

We honor our heroines, Patria, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal.

-Center of Gender Studies, CEG-INTEC-

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