Minister laments discrimination

Minister laments discrimination

KUPANG: State Minister of Women's Empowerment Sri Rejeki
Sumaryoto expressed concern on Wednesday over political
discrimination against women.

Discussing the House of Representatives, Sri Rejeki said that
of the 500 legislators only 45 of them were women.

Female voters accounted for 51 percent of the people who cast
ballots in the last general election.

The state minister also questioned government policies that
discriminated against women, such as limiting the number of
female employees and their salaries.

She expressed hope that the number of female legislators after
the 2004 elections would reach 30 percent, to allow them to take
part in the decision-making process. --JP