THE CHARTER OF CIVIL SOCIETY
FOR THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

ARTICLE XII

Women's Rights

For the promotion of policies and measures aimed at strengthening gender equality, all women have equal rights with men in the political, civil, economic, social and cultural spheres. Such rights shall include the right:

1. to be elected or appointed to Public Office and to be eligible for appointment to positions of decision-making bodies at all levels of their society;
2. to be afforded equal opportunities for employment and to receive equal remuneration with men for work of equal value;
3. not to be discriminated against by reason of marital status, pregnancy, lactation or health-related matters which affect older women;
4. to legal protection including just and effective remedies against domestic violence, sexual abuse and sexual harassment.

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