This was her opening remarks
during a celebration marking the Women's International Day at the Taraka Campus
on Sunday under this year’s theme “Equal For All”.
“Despite every struggle and
suppression in the communities and societies, the women folk have survived and
we must recognize them the endurance they encountered in their lives because
of their gender.”
“Unlike today, most of our
women folks were denied, ignored and suppressed due to differences in cultural
settings but over time they have overcome these disadvantages,” she said.
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| Professor Garry Sali cutting the cake |
The Head of Communication and
Development Department, Associate Professor Garry Sali said that unlike in the
past where women’s rights have been suppressed and ignored, women today enjoy
the privileges and opportunities as their male counterparts.
“We must understand that it’s
the cultural perception and makeup of each society that has played an important
role in the differentiation of social makeup of the societies.”
“The gender differentiation
which denied the women folks their rights were the making of the type of
culture that they lived in.”
Professor Sali said that this
has now changed over the years and now women in PNG are well protected by the
law where they are enjoying privileges as the males.
He pointed out that at the
back of a successful man, there is a woman and women play an important role
just as the man.
“The women must be recognized
as equals in our society and also as important players in our nation building.”
“Together with women working
with us side by side, we can build this young nation where gender equality and
gender balance needs to be balance in all socio-economic and political domain
of the country to develop positively,” said Professor Sali.
