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The Womens Plan of Action 1999-2008. Volume 1The Womens Plan of Action 1999-2008. Volume 2 ? Date:??? 1998 Source:?? The Womens Plan of Action 1999-2008. Ministry for Women and Culture. Suva, Fiji. The Ministry, 1998. 2v. ISBN 982-9007-01-4 Summary The Plan of Action is in two (2) volumes; the first volume contains directions for action required to achieve the broad Strategic Objectives of women and gender concerns/issues whilst the second volume contains the broad text outlines. The Women’s Plan of Action: Volume 1 Foreword CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PLAN OF ACTION FOR MAINSTREAMING WOMEN AND GENDER CONCERNS In summary the strategic objectives of the Plan of Action are to: Strengthen the Enabling Environment for women and gender mainstreaming; Develop and strengthen government processes to be gender responsive; Enhance sectoral and system wide commitment to mainstreaming women and gender; Engendering macroeconomic policies, national budgetary policies and procedures; Strengthen the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Women and Culture [National Machinery for Women] for women and gender policy advocacy and monitoring; Promote effective consultations of government bodies with key CSOs; and Integrate gender training in educational and national training institutions PLAN OF ACTION FOR WOMEN AND THE LAW In summary the strategic objectives of the Plan are categorized under seven broad headings: The law making process Access to justice Equal participation in political life Women and Labour Family Law Women and Health and Women and Education PLAN OF ACTION FOR MICRO-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT In summary the strategic objectives of the Plan of Action are to: Build on supportive policy environment; Expand excess to micro-credit, particularly for women; Improve womens excess to formal credit through affirmative action; and Link credit facilities with enterprise development. PLAN OF ACTION FOR BALANCING GENDER IN DECISION-MAKING In summary the strategic objec