Your Priorities for the Ministers for Women

While much progress has been made, there are still many challenges facing women in today's Britain. In recognition of this fact, the Government has launched a consultation inviting MPs and members of the public to comment on the priorities for the Government's new Ministers for Women, Harriet Harman QC MP and Barbara Follett MP. The consultation document lays out three major priorities:

1. Supporting families, particularly as they bring up children and care for older and disabled relatives
2. Tackling violence against women and improving the way we deal with women who commit crimes
3. Empowering black and minority ethnic women to build cohesion within their communities and as a bridge between communities.

The full consultation document can be found here. Julie is very interested to know what the people of Cardiff North think of the priorities and encourages you to let her know so she can put your views across to the Ministers. All of your comments are welcomed whether made via this blog, email, telephone or post - full contact details are available to the right of this blog.

Public Meeting

Julie is holding a Public Meeting on Saturday 8th September to offer local people the chance to hear and participate in discussion of the proposals. The meeting will feature speakers (to be confirmed) with experience of the issues and will take place from 10am to 1pm at Ararat Baptist Church, Merthyr Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 1PT. Refreshments will be also be available. Julie looks forward to seeing you there for what should be a very interesting discussion.

Comments

[theoretician]

Why have you deleted my comments or is it just selected views you want?? Typical new labour consultation.

[theoretician]

In just five years Sweden dramatically reduced the number of its women in prostitution. In the capital city of Stockholm the number of women in street prostitution has been reduced by two thirds, and the number of johns has been reduced by 80%. There are other major Swedish cities where street prostitution has all but disappeared. Gone too, for the most part, are the renowned Swedish brothels and massage parlors which proliferated during the last three decades of the twentieth century when prostitution in Sweden was legal.In addition, the number of foreign women now being trafficked into Sweden for sex is nil.

Please will you support and campaign for laws like Sweden to criminalise those who use women.You wanted to know what to ask and campaign for to the new minister for Women well here you are..
In Sweden prostitution is regarded as an aspect of male violence against women and children. It is officially acknowledged as a form of exploitation of women and children and constitutes a significant social problem... gender equality will remain unattainable so long as men buy, sell and exploit women and children by prostituting them."

In order to see prostitutes as victims of male coercion and violence it requires that a government first switch from seeing prostitution from the male point of view to the female point of view. And most, if not virtually all, countries of the world still see prostitution and every other issue from a predominantly male point of view.

[Phil]

Thank you for taking the time to comment.

No comments have been deleted; if your comment does seem to be lost, please consider trying to re-post it here or sending it into Julie via one of the other contact methods listed to the top right of the main blog page.

I wonder if anyone reading the blog has another idea for a priority for the new Ministers?