Brazil sets up women’s ministry

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Talking about the importance of women in the society, Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday: ‘It’s a cynical culture of the world that ignores the contribution of women who stop working to look after children.’

The president announced the creation of a Ministry for Women that will be set up to develop specific policies for women and to promote gender equality in Brazil, reports China View.

The new ministry will take on the work of an office in the presidency devoted to the issue and get a bigger budget, Lula said at the opening of a seminar on the role of women in public institutions.

Read the full report on Brazil’s women’s ministry here.

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City