‘When we talk about gender equality, we are not saying that women who are ineligible for a job should get a job’.
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa made this clear in parliament after Opposition MP Kiniviliame Kiliraki asked for clarification on where the open merit system stands under the National Gender Policy.
Vuniwaqa says women who are eligible through the open merit system will definitely get a job.
Niko Nawaikula then asked how the policy has been applied and has impacted rural women in general and also rural indigenous women.
Vuniwaqa says the policy is multi-faceted.
She says the main aims of the policy are to improve the quality of life of women, girls and boys at all levels of society through the promotion of gender equality.
Aseri Radrodro then asked her to highlight some of the specific challenges that her Ministry is facing in terms of the implementation of the Gender Policy.
Vuniwaqa says there are rules that apply to them.
