The government adopted Wednesday a set of policies aimed toward promoting the empowerment of women in business and politics and helping single mothers secure child support from their former husbands.
The policies stated that accelerating efforts to further increase the number of women in the boardroom and political arena is a “matter of urgency” as female presence in those areas has remained persistently low.
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