Women Are More Prone To Being Fired First And Hired Last, UHRC Report

The Uganda Human Rights Commission UHRC is tomorrow 23rd may 2024 set to release the 26th Annual Report on the state of Human Rights in the country for the year 2023 which has highlighted that Women are more prone to being fired first and hired last.According to the Commission boss Mariam Wangadya, Women are concentrated in sectors of economic activity with greater vulnerability to economic cycles in the informal sector and lack access to services that allow a conciliation of family and work life. These obstacles make it harder for women to get on an equal footing with men in the world of work.

"Gender discrimination in the labour market is a pervasive economic problem which can take many forms. These may include restricted access to certain employment sectors and differential pay by gender," as noted in the 2022 human rights report by the reort. 

While resenting the report to the Deuty speaker of parliament RT HON Thomas Tayebwa Wangadya noted that the commission carried out investigations into religious freedoms in Uganda and their implications on human rights, where the Commission raised concern on the common instances wherein virtuous, innocent people trying to understand their religion were taken advantage of by opportunistic, dishonest religious leaders who manipulated believers, noting that such manipulation has sometimes resulted in bankruptcy and further monetary issues, and the consequences have been significantly dire on other occasions.

On the progress on Women Empowerment in Uganda, The Commission head noted that although females account for 51% of Uganda’s total population, the proportion of females who have never attended school is twice higher as that of males. “According to UBOS, nearly half of Ugandan households experience multidimensional poverty and majority of women are engaged in agriculture production, yet only 27% of registered land is owned by women. Control of output and sale of proceeds is by spouses/males, impacting household food and nutrition security. According to the UBOS, 72% of the adult population resides in rural areas, of which over 51% are female,” read in part the Commission’s report.