Bahamian Politics
A Celebration of Bahamian Women
By Prodesta Moore, DNA
Nov 25, 2016 - 11:48:24 AM

The Bahamas as a nation and as a people have a rich culture and history. One which we are all immensely proud of. Our country’s founding fathers worked tirelessly to ensure that the Bahamian dream could be realized by our generation and those to come. That dream was further underpinned by our country’s founding mothers as well. Brave women who in their various ways worked in tandem and often in the background to ensure that the objectives of a free and democratic Bahamas could be realized.

Our history is filled with the examples left by women such as Dame Doris Johnson, Dame Ivy Dumont, Janet Bostwick, Maybel Walker and countless others. Women who not only talked the talk of women’s rights and equality but also walked the walk. As a result of their efforts we, the women of the Democratic National Alliance and all other political organizations have been given a strong foundation upon which to stand.

While the Bahamas can be proud of its accomplishments in ensuring ample and equal opportunities for women of all walks of life, we still have much work to do. Now more than ever, we must continue our efforts to eradicate high levels of violence against women and girls; we must persist in our efforts to protect young women from sexual predators and work toward creating true equity among the sexes.

Indeed, the accomplishments of Bahamian women are to be celebrated. The Democratic National Alliance welcomes the observance of National Women’s Week and the establishment of the Department of Gender and Family Affairs as a vehicle to ensuring that women, girls, and by extension boys and men in the Bahamas can truly live their best lives.

Let us pause to remember the daily contributions of Bahamian women to the advancement of our families, our communities, our democracy and our country; for as Kofi Annan once said: “There is no tool for development more effective, than the empowerment of women”.

Prodesta Moore
DNA Candidate - Elizabeth

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