The Commissioner of Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Hafsat Mohammed Baba, has disclosed that Kaduna state is using the United Nations model of Male Engagement as Gender Champions for the promotion of gender equality.
Hajiya Hafsat stated this at HE for SHE orientation workshop which was organized by UN WOMEN, with support of Norwegian embassy, which held in Kaduna last Thursday.
Explaining the concept, Hajiya Hafsat said that ‘’it is a campaign that recognizes that gender equality is not only a struggle for women, by women but a development process through which men and boys become agents of change for the achievement of gender equality.‘’
‘’Achieving gender equality requires an inclusive approach that both recognizes men and boys as partners for women’s rights and acknowledges how they stand to benefit from greater equality,’’ she added.
The commissioner praised Governor Nasir El-Rufai for promoting gender equality, disclosing that although women…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
