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Some of the Bahamas delegation at CEDAW in Geneva.

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'Patriarchy and discrimination' still troubling The Bahamas

DEEP rooted patriarchal attitudes and discriminatory stereotypes about the societal and familial roles of men and women were flagged as a major concern by the UN’s expert committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination A

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Govt 'should be embarrassed' over abortion law backtrack

AN activist has suggested that government delegations appearing before international treaty bodies either set out to be “intentionally deceptive,” or local officials are allowing pressure groups to stifle or reverse efforts to expand women’s rights.A

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