“Women choosing bad partners is not the whole story of domestic violence. Indeed, domestic violence is not the whole story, either, of violence against women. “Girls and women do also get raped and killed by complete strangers. Just getting into a taxi can bring this upon us. Not all female …
Read More »18 T&T civil society groups unite on eradication of child marriage
The Association of Female Executives of Trinidad and Tobago (AFETT), Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA), Coalition Advocating for Inclusion of Sexual Orientation (CAISO), Domestic Violence Survivors Reaching Out, Down Syndrome Family Network, UWI Faculty of Law (St Augustine Campus), Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FPATT), …
Read More »Working women: No corporal punishment; Dillon will only increase school violence!
National Security Minister Major Edmund Dillon will only encourage increased violence in schools if he reintroduces corporal punishment, according to the local civic group, Working Women for Social Progress. The following is the press release issued today by the Working Women: We accept that it may become necessary to remove …
Read More »Congrats and concerns: Working Women caution Dr Rowley on social policy
The following is a press statement from the Women Working for Social Progress: September 15, 2015 Honourable Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair. Dear Dr Rowley, Workingwomen congratulates you and the People’s National Movement on your recent election victory, after a campaign that was …
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