Preah Sihanouk: The provincial women's affairs department held a meeting in its main conference hall on the morning of October 7, 2025, to review first-half gender work by sectoral departments, partner organisations and relevant bodies, and set directions for the rest of 2025.
The meeting was presided over by ប្រាក់ ច័ន្ទសុខា, chair of the Women and Children's Consultative Committee; សៅ កាន, director of the provincial women's affairs department; and Brigadier General ប៉ែន កញ្ញា, deputy provincial police commissioner. Seventy-five people, including 45 women, attended from relevant provincial bodies.
Its purposes were to collect first-half implementation reports from gender working groups in departments, institutions, municipalities, districts and partner organisations, review third-quarter 2025 gender work, and set next-quarter priorities on gender and gender-based violence (GBV).
According to the department's report, in the first half of 2025 the working groups responded to and addressed numerous gender-based violence issues through a multisectoral approach, tackled human trafficking and sexual exploitation, and promoted social ethics and the value of women and Cambodian families.
Department Director សៅ កាន said the government under Prime Minister Hun Manet attached great importance to women and provided opportunities to strengthen their abilities in ministries and departments. She described women as the “backbone of society” in managing families and advancing national social development.
She urged ministries and institutions across Cambodia to promote equality, equity and inclusion and strengthen women's leadership in education and digital fields, in society and the workplace.
Challenges remained, including domestic violence, particularly away from urban centres, even after police had secured undertakings from those involved. Some families also failed to give women full opportunities to develop their abilities.
Written by: ចិន្តា ទីទិ
Photo: Teav Vichat
