20 WOMEN WILL START WORKING AS TAXI DRIVERS IN THE COMING MONTHS IN CAPE VERDE

The initiative is promoted by the Cape Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Gender Equity (ICIEG), in partnership with the Road Prevention School and the Ministry of Education, family and social inclusion, and aims to empower and include women. actively” in the labor market as professional taxi drivers. After participating in an “intensive course”, the selected person will receive a professional aptitude card (CAP). According to the ICIEG, in Cape Verde, the taxi service has so far been provided exclusively by men, due to security issues and the time when this professional activity is carried out. The Constitution of the Republic enshrines the equality of men and women before the law, as well as non-discrimination based on sex, and it will be the responsibility of the State to create the conditions necessary for the elimination of the factors that hinder the economic advancement of women. The issue of gender equality has been addressed with increasing scope and visibility. This approach has been reflected in the successive action plans aimed at promoting equality, making it possible to identify and structure a set of strategic intervention areas covering aspects related to access to health, education , domestic violence, political representation and economic empowerment. At the level of entrepreneurship, despite the collective efforts made to promote and create initiatives that value the work of women, this remains an ongoing challenge for gender equality, since many sectors of activity are still largely occupied by women. Men In Sapo notícias