Cyprus ranks within the first locations amongst European nations with the very best variety of females within the police power, as 25% of the workforce are girls, Assistant Head of Crime Fight Unit and member of the Police Gender equality committee, Kyriaki Lambrianidou, stated on Friday.
Lambrianidou unveiled figures from Eurostat throughout an occasion, in Nicosia, to mark worldwide girls`s day. She stated that statistics present that in Europe 18% of the workforce within the police are girls and this stands at 25% in Cyprus. Different nations with excessive focus of feminine law enforcement officials are Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Estonia.
She additionally stated that within the final two years there’s a rise within the girls who be part of the police forces in Europe. It’s estimated that there’s 1.5 million law enforcement officials in Europe, of whom 250,000 are girls.
In her tackle Justice Minister Stephie Dracos stated that females signify a excessive share of the power in Cyprus police and so they additionally take part in operations, having essential roles.
She stated that nearly 70% of feminine law enforcement officials have operational and employees duties and known as on them to hold on their jobs with willpower and dedication.
The Minister additionally stated that her precedence is to fight gender violence and her Ministry is drafting a invoice which harmonizes Cyprus legislation with the Istanbul Conference.
Police Chief Stelios Papatheodorou stated that there are 1,274 feminine officers within the power, noting that all of us have an obligation to safeguard their rights, to guard them and to combat for gender equality.
He additionally famous the truth that feminine law enforcement officials are attempting to efficiently steadiness between their households and their careers, including that the Police is acknowledging the complexity of ladies’s roles.
(CNA)