{"id":23077,"date":"2020-03-07T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/?p=23077"},"modified":"2020-03-07T10:48:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T09:48:00","slug":"this-is-how-womens-rights-have-progressed-in-monaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2020\/03\/this-is-how-womens-rights-have-progressed-in-monaco\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how women\u2019s rights have progressed in Monaco"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the past year and a half, a new era in the fight for gender equality has been ushered in by the Princely Government of Monaco. This year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day in Monaco is built around the theme of professional equality between men and women. And yet, much work remains to be done in changing people’s mindset.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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2018 marked a turning point in the story of women\u2019s rights in Monaco. On 30th November, the Monegasque government created the Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Women\u2019s Rights<\/a> (Comit\u00e9 Droits des Femmes) with hopes to improve all aspects of women’s lives in the Principality. The Committee\u2019s mission is to coordinate, implement and evaluate national policies to promote gender equality, while combatting gender-based violence and discrimination.<\/span><\/p>\n

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C\u00e9line Cottalorda, Chief Officer for Women\u2019s Rights, reflected on the accomplishments made by the committee in a statement to <\/span>La Gazette de Monaco<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have created a website dedicated to women\u2019s rights, published in mid-January the first study with IMSEE<\/a> on violence against women in Monaco, implemented a vast plan aiming to improve aid offered to female victims of violence, and carried out campaigns to raise awareness of equality and violence during the International Days of March 8th and November 25th.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The situation in numbers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the\u00a0<\/span>2019 IMSEE study<\/span><\/a>, figures were collected from four separate Monegasque institutions to represent the current situation surrounding gender-based violence. Police services, judicial services, the Princess Grace Hospital Centre and the Association for Assistance to Victims of Criminal Offences (AVIP<\/a>) provided statistics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Throughout the year, 113 women were admitted to the Hospital Centre having suffered from violent acts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Just 33 cases were registered with the police, whereas some 42 women sought help at <\/span>AVIP<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Four convictions were given out and a further 33 cases were opened. Only 15 cases went to trial or other form of legal proceeding.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The government’s transparency with such figures was an achievement for the Committee, but C\u00e9line Cottalorda asserts that their work is far from over. \u201cMy goal is to go beyond what exists and to integrate all the committee members into the discussions. I am very satisfied with their state of mind and their mobilisation.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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2019, year of progress<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In March, after the first official meeting<\/a> of the Committee, several campaigns were launched. The legal review began to start removing all obsolete provisions from the Monaco legislation. Maternity leave was extended to allow women to maintain balance between their professional and private lives.<\/p>\n

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Perhaps most significant, the Charter for Equality between Women and Men at Work was signed by representatives of seven labour-based industries and organisations within Monaco in November. It formalised employers\u2019 commitments to promoting equality in the workplace and was signed by 99% of employers in the Principality.<\/span><\/p>\n

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[#8MarsMonaco<\/a>]
A l\u2019occasion de la Journ\u00e9e internationale des droits des femmes, le @DfmMonaco<\/a> a inaugur\u00e9 aujourd'hui l\u2019\u0153uvre photographique r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par l\u2019artiste @Mr_OneTeas<\/a>, dans le cadre de l\u2019op\u00e9ration #8MarsMonaco<\/a> qui pr\u00e9sente l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 dans le monde du travail. pic.twitter.com\/e59EWy6muG<\/a><\/p>\n

— Gouvernement Monaco (@GvtMonaco) March 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n