Morning Blend with Dwight Strachan - March 8 2023

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It’s #InternationalWomenDay2023 #IWD2023. On a special edition of #MorningBlend on @guardianradio96, we talk with Dr. Jacinta Higgs and Ali McIntosh, part of a 60-member Bahamian delegation currently in NYC for the @UNCommission on the Status of Women #InternationalWomenDay2023

We also talk with Sen. Michaela Barnett Ellis @OurFNM242about challenges still facing women in The Bahamas, incl. reasons why more women don’t get into politics in the country, and about addressing legislation that discriminates based on gender. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2023

And @_AliciaAudrey with @Equality242, who’s also in NYC at the @UNCommission on the Status of Women, gives her unique perspective on the struggles to attain gender equality. We also discuss the need to criminalize marital rape here, and salary gaps between men and women #IWD2023

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