No field of study should be off-limits for women and girls: Geingob

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President Hage Geingob said no field of study should be off-limits for women and girls.

Geingob said this in a statement on Wednesday, celebrating and honouring International Women’s Day, held under the theme; “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”.

“Harmful practices against women, including the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV), undermine the dignity of women and stunt their advancement in society. Gender-equality is not only a catalyst for women to pursue their dreams, but it is also vital for peaceful communities and socio-economic development,” Geingob said.

The Head of State added that notwithstanding the strides Namibia has made, with women occupying important decision-making and management positions in the public and private sectors, International Women’s Day is a sharp reminder of the need to redouble the nation’s efforts towards the goal of gender equality.

Furthermore, Geingob said the theme is timely in advocating for an end to persisting discrimination against women and girls pursuing Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics-related fields

(STEM).

“Women have over the years demonstrated that they are capable of many accomplishments in different fields of human endeavour. In the Namibian Government, consistent with our pursuit of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), the education, science, technology and innovation clusters are led by women, which is a significant step in national efforts to promote gender inclusion in the fields of Science, Technology and Mathematics,” he said, adding that technology and innovation should be deployed as enablers of gender equality for an inclusive Namibian House.

(NAMPA)

Source: The Namibian Press Agency