Women’s empowerment is often defined in terms of traditional areas, including health, education and social protection, with less emphasis on access to public life and economic opportunities. Such an emphasis, however, risks narrowing women’s role in the society, which may pose constraints for women’s empowerment in economic and public life. The vision of this national gender equality strategy is to build a future that promotes progress “towards a human, sustainable and fair development based on equity and equality between the two sexes.” Its two strategic objectives are: i) to promote the participation of men and women in the elaboration, analysis and direction of policies in a just and equal manner, ii) to ensure that women and men benefit equally and fairly from government policies and development programmes.