Gender Inequalities in Rural Employment in Malawi - Policy Context

Gender Inequalities in Rural Employment in Malawi - Policy Context

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The Constitution of Malawi was adopted in 1994 and consists of 23 Chapters and 215 sections. It seeks to enshrine the principle of equality not only in general terms but it is also quite specific in mandating gender equality (section 13), promoting women’s rights (section 24), and prohibiting any kind of discrimination based on gender (section 20), even though it does not legally define discrimination.1 The Constitution also prohibits the National Assembly or any subordinate legislative authorit y from creating any law or taking any action that would abolish or infringe on people’s rights and freedoms as enshrined in the Constitution. In recent years, the Law Commission has reconstituted the special Commission on Gender Related Law Reforms. The programme for 2009 indicated that the new Commission would finalize the development of the Gender Equality Statute.