DSS Launches Policy To Entrench Gender Equality

The Department of State Services (DSS) has unveiled its gender mainstreaming policy outlining a homegrown comprehensive framework for the integration of gender perspectives and inclusiveness in the agency’s policies, programmes and procedures.

While launching the policy in Abuja, the director-general of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, said it was aimed at promoting gender equality and creating a work environment free of discrimination and bias.

He stated that, “we recognise that gender mainstreaming is essential to achieving this goal and we are proud to launch this policy as a demonstration of our commitment to this cause.”

Bichi enjoined all and sundry to embrace the new policy and ensure its full implementation at every level of decision making.

Also in her remarks, the minister of women affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, commended the DSS and particularly the DGSS for the initiative and called on other agencies to emulate the service.

Also speaking on the policy, the spokesperson of the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya said the programme is a key component of the service’s commitment to promoting gender equality in line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the National Gender Policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

He said the policy was launched on 9th May 2023, at the Service National Headquarters, Abuja at an epoch-making ceremony witnessed by the minister of women affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen who served as the special guest of honour, the director general of the DSS, Alhaji Yusuf Bichi represented by the director of administration, Mr Kabiru Sani and other members of management and staff.