Government of Mauritius, Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare
White Paper on Women In Development
Port Louis, Mauritius: Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare, 1995

The White Paper on Women In Development is a culmination of the two conventions which were held prior to the Beijing Conference. Through the two conventions, came the recommendations and suggestions that are included in this white paper. Basically it spells out new policies for promoting the advancement of women.

Keywords: Equal Rights; Empowerment; Economic Development; Media; Gender Policy
Source: Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare, Port Louis, Mauritius.

Government of Mauritius; Ministry of Women, Family Welfare and Child Development
International Women's Day: The Gender Concept
Maritius, Ministry of Women, Family welfare and Child Developent,1997

The document tries to provide definitions to Women In Development terms like Gender concepts; gender division of Labour; Gender equality; Gender integration and Development.

Keywords: Gender; Women
Source: Ministry of Women, Family Welfare and Child development, Mauritius

Government of Mauritius; Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare
National Programme of Action for the Survival, Development and Protection of Children
Mauritius: Ministry of Women's Rights, 1994

The National Programme of Action for the Survival, Development and Protection of Children is in line with the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the declaration and Plan of Action of the 1990 World Summit for Children, to which Mauritius adheres. The priority is on the alleviation of the situation of children in difficult circumstances through the establishment of an institutional framework and the strengthening of capacity to cope with alarming rate of child abuse, neglect and starvation.

Keywords: Children; Policy
Source: Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare, Edith Cavell. Street, Port louis, Mauritius. Tel... 208-2061

Government of Mauritius; Ministry of Women, Family Welfare and Child Development
A Statistical Profile on Women In The Republic of Mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius: Ministry of Women, Family Welfare and Child Development, 1996

This document is a statistical Profile on Women in The Republic of Mauritius. The data is gender disaggregated and gives an indication of what areas are still men's men's domain and which areas in the various sectors of the country's economy are traditionally a preserve for women. This is a tool and a reference document for gender specialists.

Keywords: Women; Country Profile
Source: Ministry of Women, Family Welfare and Child Development, Rainbow House, Edith Cavell and Brown Sequard Streets, Port Louis, Mauritius.

Gunganah, Bhagiawatty Ragobar; Satinder Varma Oomandra Nath
Beyond Inequalities: Women in Mauritius
Quatre Bornes and Harare: Mauritius Alliance of Women (MAW) and SARDC-WIDSAA, 1997

The profile is part of the 13 part series, Beyond Inequalities. The publications profile the status of women in southern Africa and the initiatives being made to mainstream gender in development processes in the region. The series is based on an assessment that inequalities are now generally acknowledged as an impediment to development and economic growth in most countries and regions of the world. Mauritius identified four major priority areas in their national platform of action. The four are: integration of gender issues into the mainstream of government and private sector; development of a holistic approach to the health and welfare of women, enactment of a domestic violence act and the pursuit of policies to encourage girls to take up technical and non-technical subjects. Mauritius Alliance for Women (MAW) is an umbrella organisation of all NGOs in Mauritius. Its objectives include social progress and the emancipation of women by reusing the educational, social and economic standards of women and informing them of their social rights and duties.

Keywords: Human Rights; Country Profile; Equal Rights
Source: SARDC, P.O. Box 5690, Harare, Zimbabwe and MAW, St-Jean Road and Murphy Ave., Quatre Bornes, Mauritius.
Email:m.a.women@intnet.mu

Kothari, Uma Nababsing, Vidula (eds.)
Gender and Industrialisation: Mauritius, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Reduit, Mauritius: Editions De L'Ocean Indien, 1996

The export-oriented industrialisation strategy, adopted in many parts of the developing world brought large numbers of women into the labour force, with important implications for women, men and their households. The book presents a comparative study of the different ways in which three countries of the Indian Ocean region, namely Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have experienced this particular form of industrialisation.
Source: Source Editions de I'Ocean Indien, Stanley, Rose-Hill, Mauritius.

UNICEF
Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Mauritius 1994
Mauritius: UNICEF, 1994

Situation analysis of Women and Children in Mauritius 1994 puts into context the flourishing economic prosperity of the tiny island vis vis the demographic picture of women and children. Women and Children form the basis of the large part of the population, and have been integrated into the economy, education, industry, infact every sphere of the country's sectors thus fostering women's involvement at every stage.

Keywords: Women; Children; Country Profile
Source: Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare, Mauritius.