Senators Salute Women's Rights in Lesotho and the MCC Effect

In honor of International Women's Day (March 8th), Senator Lugar and 15 of his colleagues (from both sides of the aisle) passed a resolution commending the government of Lesotho for the enactment of a law to improve the status of married women and ensure the access of married women to property rights. The resolution and Senator Lugar's floor statement also recognize the role played by the Millennium Challenge Corporation in making it happen:

"The MCC supported passage of the Legal Capacity of Married Persons law by stressing that potential MCC financing would be more effective if gender equity was addressed in Lesotho. The MCC's emphasis is consistent with continued U.S. efforts to improve the status of women worldwide, and a 2006 MCC gender policy that integrates gender analysis into all phases of Compact development and implementation to ensure that programs benefit both men and women."

See our earlier posting on the MCC's gender policy.