It was a constant theme amongst women advocates in the United States, and it appears to be the hard cold reality for women advocates in the Bahamas: that is, policy makers and private citizens are basically unmoved by impassioned cries for human rights. It was Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, who declared in 1995 that “human rights are women’s …
DNA maintains, discriminatory rape law stays
Published On: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in the Tribune newspaper. Five little words, with six letters or less, are at the root of a controversial amendment to the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act. The words “who is not a spouse”, included in the legal definition of rape, caused the firestorm in 2009 when the government attempted to remove them. …
Women’s activism takes root at Doris Johnson High
Published On: Saturday, March 03, 2012 in the Tribune Newspaper THE power of the feminine was on display last week as young girls at Doris Johnson Senior High School shared “seeds of empowerment” with their peers at the first “Chat Room for Girls”. This model initiative of guidance counsellor Phyllis Woodside brings students together during lunch break to fill their …
Public apology for objectionable joke
Published On: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in the Tribune Newspaper Parliamentary Commissioner Errol Bethel, a man who is held in great esteem by society (politics aside), apologised profusely for comments deemed to be offensive to women at the Bahamas Crisis Centre’s Silent Witness Exhibition on Saturday. The incident surrounding Mr Bethel, a well respected member of the community, was not exceptional …