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We work to protect women from exploitation, violence, and abuse and ensure that laws and provisions governing maternity leave and pay, menstruation leave, and for protecting the morality and safety of women workers are promoted and protected.
Women’s participation in the infrastructure industry in decision-making roles can help ensure that infrastructure projects address the diverse needs of women and men and ultimately contribute to equal opportunities for all. Infrastructure development also provides unique training opportunities for women and supports local and informal businesses. In Uganda, there are a significant number of laws and policies at play to promote equal employment opportunities and to protect women’s rights.
Participation rates for women in the industry are low due to a range of direct and indirect forms of discrimination. Women remain largely underrepresented in the infrastructure development Industry. Women are also underrepresented in line ministries and agencies that are actively involved in infrastructure development. Many women are expected to give up their jobs once they are married. The lack of support for childcare effectively prevents women from remaining on the job.
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About Us
An association of women lawyers working to promote and protect the rights of women in infrastructure development. Infrastructure projects can result in the loss of livelihoods for women, loss of land rights, increased risks to health and safety, and greater gender inequality. We work with stakeholders to mainstream a gender perspective across the infrastructure lifecycle—planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance as a strategy for achieving positive outcomes for women such as increased labour market participation, economic empowerment, and improved health and safety.
We examine the effectiveness of existing infrastructure policies, project evaluation approaches and operational-level grievance mechanisms, among other things, to identify gaps and formulate recommendations for ensuring women’s empowerment.
Our Findings
- In Uganda, there is a lack of awareness of the differentiated impacts of infrastructure projects on men and women. In all stages of the infrastructure project lifecycle, it is often wrongly assumed that men and women will benefit equally, which leads to adverse impacts on women’s rights.
- Positive outcomes for women can be achieved through greater attention to gender balance in local and national decision-making and planning bodies and increased women’s participation throughout the construction and operational phases.
- Access to effective remedy is often denied women for a host of legal and customary reasons; women’s rights to land are often abridged and abused, and compensation is denied.
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SAFE COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT (SCOEN)
Martyrs Mall, Namugongo, Wakiso Uganda, P.O. Box 1672, Wakiso Uganda
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