Gender Equality

The Commission established a Gender Equality Committee comprising of representation from Government, Civil Society Organisations and Development partners to assist in the monitoring of Gender Equality Act. The Committee meets regularly to deliberate gender issues and conduct monitoring visits to assess the awareness levels and adherence to the Gender Equality Act. The Commission aims at conducting regularly gender audit to measure the adherence of this law by both public and private sectors. In collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, the Commission developed the Gender equality Act Implementation and Monitoring Plan (2016-2020) to promote gender equality in Malawi.