The Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women in Haiti, in French Ministère à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes, abbreviated as MCFDF, is a ministry in Haiti, founded on 8 November 1994 with the mission to work for the emergence of an egalitarian society with equality between men and women. [1]
MCFDF is a result of demands from Haitian women, and was created as part of the preparatory work for the World Conference on Women, 1995. It was created by decree on 8 November 1994 and gave itself two functions in 2004: to defend and promote the rights of women and to promote gender analyses. [2] [3]
Lise Marie Déjean, one of the co-founders of Solidarite Fanm Ayisyèn, worked for the creation of the ministry, and was also named the first minister. [4] The current minister is Evelyne Sainvil. [5]
MCFDF consists of two structures:
Each geographic department of the country, according to the decree, has a departmental management working to coordinate the regional services of the ministry. [6]
The Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women in Haiti, in French Ministère à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes, abbreviated as MCFDF, is a ministry in Haiti, founded on 8 November 1994 with the mission to work for the emergence of an egalitarian society with equality between men and women. [1]
MCFDF is a result of demands from Haitian women, and was created as part of the preparatory work for the World Conference on Women, 1995. It was created by decree on 8 November 1994 and gave itself two functions in 2004: to defend and promote the rights of women and to promote gender analyses. [2] [3]
Lise Marie Déjean, one of the co-founders of Solidarite Fanm Ayisyèn, worked for the creation of the ministry, and was also named the first minister. [4] The current minister is Evelyne Sainvil. [5]
MCFDF consists of two structures:
Each geographic department of the country, according to the decree, has a departmental management working to coordinate the regional services of the ministry. [6]