Barbara Evelyn Bailey
The Hon. Barbara Evelyn Bailey | |
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Born | Women's movement | 14 March 1942
Barbara Evelyn Bailey OJ (born 14 March 1942) is an educator, writer and gender studies scholar from Kingston, Jamaica. In addition to her education work, she has represented Jamaica at numerous conferences and assemblies regarding women's rights. In 2008 she was elected by the state parties as a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.[1]
Career
Bailey attended the
Bailey became inadvertently involved in the international
In 1985, Bailey was part of the Jamaican delegation to the
Bailey served as chair of the National Gender Advisory Committee for Jamaica, working to develop policy that would promote gender equality and social justice within the country.[3]
The states parties elected Bailey as a member of the
Recognition
In 2008, Bailey was awarded the
References
- ^ a b c d "Barbara Bailey". Caribbean Review of Gender Studies. St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago: University of the West Indies. 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Barbara Evelyn Bailey (Jamaica)" (PDF). United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. United Nations. 2008.
- ^ a b c "Barbara Bailey is committed to gender issues". All Woman. Jamaica Observer. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Professor Barbara Bailey recipient of CARICOM Triennial Award for Women". Jamaica Page. Heat Ray Media. 22 July 2008.
- ^ "Professor Barbara Bailey Elected Jamaica's Representative of CEDAW Committee". University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica. 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Alcorn, Caitlin (2015). "Interview with CEDAW Treaty Monitor, Barbara Bailey". Country Global Citizenship Report Card. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
Gender inequality is both structural and ideological and, in my opinion, the overarching factor driving gender inequalities is the entrenched patriarchal ideology that undergirds most gender equity issues. This patriarchal ideology imposes on society what is regarded as appropriate roles and responsibilities for men; whereby men usually play the dominant roles and females the subordinate roles in most relationships.