国际英语资讯:Zambian leader calls for steps to tackle gender inequalities
<p><span word="LUSAKA">LUSAKA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 8-- <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="commemoration">commemoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Edgar">Edgar</span> <span word="Lungu">Lungu</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="inequalities">inequalities</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="acknowledging">acknowledging</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="inequalities">inequalities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zambian">Zambian</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Zambian">Zambian</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="inequalities">inequalities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="equal">equal</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="inequalities">inequalities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pragmatic">pragmatic</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="empowering">empowering</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Mulenga">Mulenga</span>, <span word="Chairperson">Chairperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Non">Non</span>-<span word="Governmental">Governmental</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="Coordinating">Coordinating</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="marginalization">marginalization</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="spheres">spheres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accessing">accessing</span> <span word="reproductive">reproductive</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actualization">actualization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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