NASSAU, The Bahamas -- Minister of Social Sciences and Community Development the Hon. Melanie Griffin said this year's National Women's Week focuses on women who work in the environment: it provides an opportunity for the public to salute the work and contributions so many women make towards keeping the islands of The Bahamas, and the waters and air free of pollutants, plastics and harmful toxins.
Minister Griffin was speaking at the soft opening of the exhibition on "Women and the Environment" as a pre-launch to National Women's Week 2015 at the Ministry of Education, November 20, 2015.
The Minister Griffin explained that the focus of the exhibition is in keeping with the theme for this year: "Women and the Environment: Creating Partnerships for Sustainable Development."
"National Women's Week, which was established some twenty-four years ago, commemorates the day that women in The Bahamas voted for the first time on November 26, 1962.
"It also serves to highlight the achievements and contributions of women to the growth and development of The Bahamas."
The Minister said the photos and short biographies of the women showcased in the exhibition are but a small representation of the many, many women who work in the field of the environment.

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