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Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women

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Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women
Ministère à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes
Ministè Kondisyon Feminin ak Dwa Fanm yo
Ministry overview
Formed8 November 1994; 29 years ago (1994-11-08)
HeadquartersPort-au-Prince
Minister responsible
  • Marie Françoise Suzan

The Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women (French: Ministère à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes; 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]

History

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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 last minister, before the collapse of the government of Ariel Henry in 2024, was Sofia Loréus [fr].

Structures

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MCFDF consists of two structures:

Central services

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  • The Secretariat of the minister
  • The Cabinet of the minister
  • The General Directorate
  • The Management

Decentralized services

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Each geographic department of the country, according to the decree, has a departmental management working to coordinate the regional services of the ministry.[5]

List of ministers

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References

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  1. ^ "Le Ministère à la Condition Féminine et aux Droits des Femmes (MCFDF)". UN Women (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ Gérard Latortue. "MINISTÈRE À LA CONDITION FEMININE ET AUX DROITS DES FEMMES" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Ministère de la Condition Feminine et du Droit des Femmes (MCFDF)". flashhaiti.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Dr Lise Marie Déjean, 25 années de lutte continue pour le droit des filles et des femmes". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Décret portant organisation, et fonctionnement du Ministère de la Condition Féminine et des Droits de la femme désigné sous le sigle MCFDF" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ Pierre, Claudy Junior (13 December 2019). "Dr Lise Marie Déjean, 25 années de lutte continue pour le droit des filles et des femmes". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. ^ Magloire Chancy, Adeline (23 July 2007). "Un tournant dans la philosophie pénale haïtienne". Alter Presse (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Haiti : Marie Laurence Jocelyn Lassègue prend les rênes du ministère à la condition féminine". Media Terre (in French). 13 June 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  9. ^ Dorce, Ricarson (2015). "Marie-Laurence Jocelyn Lassègue, femme politique, journaliste et enseignante (1955-)". Haïtiennes (in French). Pressbooks. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  10. ^ Belfort, Jocelyn (11 September 2015). "Évans Paul installe trois nouveaux ministres et un secrétaire d'État". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  11. ^ "« Fanm sòt se fo Lajan », disait l'actuelle Ministre à la Condition Féminine…". Ayibo Post (in French). 25 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  12. ^ Info, Vant Bèf (19 September 2018). "Politique : Evelyne Sainvil prend les rênes du Ministère à la condition féminine et aux droits des femmes". Vant Bèf Info (in French). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Le Ministère à la condition féminine se prépare à commémorer la journée du 8 mars consacrée aux droits des femmes". GazetteHaiti (in French). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Haïti : Nommée ministre à la condition féminine, la Dr. Sofia Loréus entre en fonction". Le Facteur Haiti (in French). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2024.