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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Ms Anita Demetriou received today the Commissioner for Gender Equality Ms Josi Christodoulou on the occasion of her assumption of office. The President of the Parliament expressed her full personal commitment to the effort to combat gender discrimination and to promote equality between men and women.
For her part, the Commissioner for Gender Equality pointed out that in order to achieve social change on equality issues, it is necessary to integrate the gender dimension in decision-making processes and in the general policies of the state. She also pointed out that the assistance of the legislative body is a sine qua non for the implementation of these objectives.
A particular discussion was also held on the need for legislative coverage of the institution of Gender Equality through the adoption of relevant legislation in order to establish a horizontal coordinating body for the implementation of policies that promote gender equality. On this point, views were exchanged on the legal basis for the institutionalisation of such an institution, so that it does not conflict with constitutional provisions defining the powers of the Executive.
It was also pointed out that a large part of the problems relating to gender discrimination reflect a lack of education on these issues. Therefore, the need to take targeted action was stressed, as well as the importance of holding a public debate to develop empathy.
Finally, individual outstanding issues were discussed, including the need for legislation to eliminate linguistic sexism and the need to approach electoral issues from a gender perspective, on which both sides confirmed their willingness to make a decisive contribution to promote them.
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