Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women
The Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women (French: Ministère à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes; MCFDF) is a ministry in Haiti, founded on 8 November 1994 with the mission to work for the emergence of an egalitarian society with equality between men and women.[1]
| Ministère à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes Ministè Kondisyon Feminin ak Dwa Fanm yo | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 8 November 1994 |
| Headquarters | Port-au-Prince |
| Minister responsible |
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History
editMCFDF is a result of demands from Haitian women, and was created as part of the preparatory work for the World Conference on Women, 1995. It was created by decree on 8 November 1994 and gave itself two functions in 2004: to defend and promote the rights of women and to promote gender analyses.[2][3]
Lise Marie Déjean, one of the co-founders of Solidarite Fanm Ayisyèn, worked for the creation of the ministry, and was also named the first minister.[4] The last minister, before the collapse of the government of Ariel Henry in 2024, was Sofia Loréus.
Structures
editMCFDF consists of two structures:
Central services
edit- The Secretariat of the minister
- The Cabinet of the minister
- The General Directorate
- The Management
Decentralized services
editEach geographic department of the country, according to the decree, has a departmental management working to coordinate the regional services of the ministry.[5]
List of ministers
edit- Lise-Marie Déjean (1994–1996)[6]
- Adeline Magloire Chancy (2004–2006)[7]
- Marie-Laurence Josselyn Lassègue (2006–2015)[8][9]
- Gabrielle Hyacinthe (2015–2018)[10]
- Evelyne Sainvil (2018–2020)[11][12]
- Marie Ghislaine Mompremier (2020–2021)[13]
- Sofia Loréus (2021–2024)[14]
References
edit- ^ "Le Ministère à la Condition Féminine et aux Droits des Femmes (MCFDF)". UN Women (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Gérard Latortue. "MINISTÈRE À LA CONDITION FEMININE ET AUX DROITS DES FEMMES" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Ministère de la Condition Feminine et du Droit des Femmes (MCFDF)". flashhaiti.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Dr Lise Marie Déjean, 25 années de lutte continue pour le droit des filles et des femmes". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Décret portant organisation, et fonctionnement du Ministère de la Condition Féminine et des Droits de la femme désigné sous le sigle MCFDF" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Pierre, Claudy Junior (13 December 2019). "Dr Lise Marie Déjean, 25 années de lutte continue pour le droit des filles et des femmes". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Magloire Chancy, Adeline (23 July 2007). "Un tournant dans la philosophie pénale haïtienne". Alter Presse (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Haiti : Marie Laurence Jocelyn Lassègue prend les rênes du ministère à la condition féminine". Media Terre (in French). 13 June 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Dorce, Ricarson (2015). "Marie-Laurence Jocelyn Lassègue, femme politique, journaliste et enseignante (1955-)". Haïtiennes (in French). Pressbooks. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Belfort, Jocelyn (11 September 2015). "Évans Paul installe trois nouveaux ministres et un secrétaire d'État". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "« Fanm sòt se fo Lajan », disait l'actuelle Ministre à la Condition Féminine…". Ayibo Post (in French). 25 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Info, Vant Bèf (19 September 2018). "Politique : Evelyne Sainvil prend les rênes du Ministère à la condition féminine et aux droits des femmes". Vant Bèf Info (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Le Ministère à la condition féminine se prépare à commémorer la journée du 8 mars consacrée aux droits des femmes". GazetteHaiti (in French). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Haïti : Nommée ministre à la condition féminine, la Dr. Sofia Loréus entre en fonction". Le Facteur Haiti (in French). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2024.