Under the theme “Inspiring Change”, the Women and Gender Equality Commission yesterday marked International Women’s Day 2014 with a call for the reform of the justice system to better help women.
The observance, held at the Carifesta Sports Complex, was the organisation’s third successive commemoration of the day and featured a number of speakers, including Justice Roxane George, who spoke extensively on the challenges facing women in acquiring justice.
According to the High Court Judge, there are pervasive threats to the crucial justice issues of concern to women,