Child Marriage: Women and Policy Discussion

child marriage: She pointed to the limited number of female landowners on the continent and said some countries have laws allowing men to block their wives from working, according to The Japan Times. In the agreement, the United States and the African Union Commission pledged to help empower women and to fight problems such as child marriage, human trafficking and sexual abuse. The president's daughter and senior adviser, on a four-day trip to promote a White House global women's project, spoke about roadblocks for women during a policy discussion with Ethiopia's president and after signing a joint statement with the African Union Commission. ; We can and we must address these barriers to women's equality and countries' prosperity, Trump said during a panel discussion held at the headquarters of the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa. She signed it at the commission's headquarters along with Kwesi Quartey, the commission's deputy chairman. On her second day in Ethiopia, Trump delivered her message on gender equity in a country long considered a patriarchal society, where women and girls struggle with access to jobs and education. Trump highlighted the collective goal to eliminate gender-based violence and stressed the shared focus on improving access to education and business opportunities. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.