1. GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING FORTRAINING FOR
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
 POLICIES
 PRACTICES
 STRATEGIES &
TOOLS
THE CASE OF ST
KITTS
 Presented by:
Euphemia Brice Roberts
Tel:(869) 465-8044
ST KITTS & NEVIS

2. GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING -TRAINING - OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
Provide Overview of Reality re Women in
Public Sector, St Kitts
Propose Strategies & Tools for Gender-
Sensitivity & -Equality re WEP 1 & MDG 3

3. GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING -TRAINING - OVERVIEWOVERVIEW
Federation of St Kitts & Nevis (SKN)–
Twin Island State, 103 Sq Miles
St Kitts:
– Area - 68 Sq, Miles
- Population – 36, 000
- Services Contribution to GDP – 78%
- Manufacturing Contrib. to GDP – 7%

4. Public Sector :
1. Approx 4,000 Employees
2. Heads of Department – 50 of whom 22 Female
3. Permanent Secretaries – 14 of whom 8 Female
GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING –TRAINING – OVERVIEWOVERVIEW (Cont’d)(Cont’d)

5. GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING –TRAINING – Current PracticesCurrent Practices
WEP 1 – (i) SUPPORT FOR EQUALITY &
HUMAN RIGHTS
a.SKN Constitution – Fundamental Rights
& Freedoms Safeguard
a.Federation Signatory – CEDAW, BELEM
a.Gender Policy Being Developed

6. GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING -TRAINING - Current PracticesCurrent Practices
WEP 1 – (ii) ORGANISATIONAL GOALS
RE GENDER EQUALITY; PERFORMANCE
REVIEWS; MONITOR. & EVALUATION
a.No Apparent Disparity re Gender Pay
Scales
a.No Performance Mgt, System – May Raise
Concerns of Equity
a.Base-Line Study Req’d – Empirical Data

7. GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING -TRAINING - Current PracticesCurrent Practices
WEP 1 – (iii) ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL RE POLICIES
RE ADVANCEMENT OF EQUALITY
a.Policy Development - Inclusive
a.Policy Development – Recognises Reality
e.g 51% Female Headed Households – Child
Support Legislation
a.Women & Men In General Seen as Equals

8. GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING -TRAINING - Current PracticesCurrent Practices
WEP 1 – (iv) GENDER-SENSITIVE
POLICIES; CORPORATE CULTURE OF
EQUALITY & INCLUSION
a.General ‘Equality-Consciousness’ of
Populace fosters Policies of Inclusion
a.Need for Explicit /Specific Programmes for
Nurturing Gender-sensitive Culture
a.Education Influence – Boys’ Performance
a.Wider Cultural Impact- Homes & Gender

9. GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING -TRAINING - RecommendationsRecommendations
re GENDER- SENSITIVITY & -EQUALITY
TRAINING
a) Base-Line Study – Situational Analysis
a) Articulation of Vision re WEP 1 & MDG 3

10. GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING -TRAINING - RecommendationsRecommendations
re GENDER- SENSITIVITY & -EQUALITY
TRAINING (cont’d)
c)Regular Training re Inter Alia–
1.Thinking & Communication Styles
2.Congruency of Overt & Covert Exchanges
3.Respect for the Individual
4.Emotional Intelligence

11. GENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY
TRAINING -TRAINING - RecommendationsRecommendations
re GENDER- SENSITIVITY & -EQUALITY
TRAINING (cont’d)
d) Regular Meetings – Include Standard
Sharing and Progress re WEP 1 & MDG 3
e) Government Programmes re Wider Society
through e.g. Telecommunications Media

12. ReferencesReferences
St Kitts & Nevis Gross Domestic Product
2013, Report Excerpt - Department of
Statistics, St Kitts
Interviews with Cross-section of
Government Officers – Mgt. & Non-Mgt -
Education, Statistics, Human Resources,
Gender Affairs, Legal , Tourism
(Ministries / Departments)

13. Thank youThank you
PREPARED BY:
Euphemia Brice Roberts
Tel: (869) 465 8044
St Kitts
(Federation of St Kitts & Nevis)