Functions
The Women and Gender Equality Commission will promote the issues related to the enhancement of the status of women, girls and gender issues.
Meet Our Staff
Diana Swan-Lawrence
Chief Executive Officer
Diana Swan-LawrenceChief Executive Officer
Deokumarie Raghubir
Administrative Assistant
Deokumarie RaghubirAdministrative Assistant
We Always Fight For Human Equality
“We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.”
Promote gender mainstreaming in all policies and programs.Educate women and men on the benefits of gender equality and ending gender-based violence.Recommend, with the use of evidence-based data, timely policy, and legislative initiatives to uphold women’s rights and gender equality.
An environment where the rights of women are recognized as human rights and gender equality is upheld.
Evaluate any system of personal family law, customs and practices or any law likely to affect gender equality or the status of women and make recommendations to the National Assembly.
Chairperson of WGEC: Indranie Chandarpal
Meet Our Commissioners
Indranie Chandarpal
Chairperson
“Ms Chandarpal currently serves as the inaugural Chairperson of the Women and Gender Equality Commission. She has also served on a number of National Boards and Committees. At the personal level. ”
Indranie ChandarpalChairperson
Cheryl Sampson
Deputy Chairperson
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Cheryl SampsonDeputy Chairperson
Vanda Radzik
Commissioner
Women in Voluntary Work
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Vanda RadzikCommissioner
Shalimar Ali-Hack
Commissioner
Women in Voluntary Work
“Mrs. Shalimar Ali-Hack is the first female to be sworn in as the Director of Public Prosecutions Over the course of the years Mrs. Ali-Hack has written several papers and made presentations at several fora... ”
Shalimar Ali-HackCommissioner
Karen Vanslytman Corbin
Commissioner
TUC - Women Advisory Council
“KAREN VANSLUYTMAN-CORBIN is the President of the Womens Advisory Committee of the Guyana Trades Union Congress and serves as that Committees representative on the Women and Gender Equality Commission... ”
Karen Vanslytman CorbinCommissioner
Gillian Burton
Commissioner
Labour Union
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Gillian BurtonCommissioner
Gaietrie Baron
Commissioner
Labour Union
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Gaietrie BaronCommissioner
Ernestine Barker Logan
Commissioner
Regional Women's Affairs Committee
“Former member of the now defunct freed organization that is responsible for the establishment Of the linden museum ”
Ernestine Barker LoganCommissioner
Nandranie Coonjah
Commissioner
Regional Women's Affairs Committee
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Nandranie CoonjahCommissioner
Bebbi Haliema Khan
Commissioner
Regional Women's Affairs Committee
“BEBBI HALIEMA KHAN presently is a member of Regional Gender Affairs Committee, Region 7 and serves as that Committee representative on the Women & Gender Equality Commission and is the representative on the Indigenous Peoples Commission. ”
Bebbi Haliema KhanCommissioner
Nicole Cole
Commissioner
Culture/Ethnic
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Nicole ColeCommissioner
Peter Persaud
Commissioner
Culture/Ethnic
“Mr. Peter Persaud is an Indigenous Peoples Rights Expert, trained by the International Training Centre of Indigenous Peoples (ITCIP) based in NUUK, Greenland. Peter Persaud is also a Projects Officer trained by the Centre of International Development and Training (CIDT), University of Wolverhampton, UK. ”
Peter PersaudCommissioner
Debra Henry
Commissioner
Professiona
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Debra HenryCommissioner
Hymattie Lagan
Commissioner
Women's Affairs Bureau
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Hymattie LaganCommissioner
Renata Chuck-A-Sang
Commissioner
Private Sector
“Renata is a past President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana. She has served ”
Renata Chuck-A-SangCommissioner
Sandra Hooper
Commissioner
Rights of the Child Commission
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Sandra HooperCommissioner
Patricia Singh
Commissioner
Indigenous Peoples Commission
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Patricia SinghCommissioner