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Title: Parliamentary Hearing Report


1
COMMISSION ON GENDER EQUALITY
  • Parliamentary Hearing Report
  • To the Portfolio Committee
  • 17th March 2006

2
Vision
  • A society free from gender discrimination and
    oppression

3
Mission
  • Promotion, Protection, Monitoring and Evaluation
    of gender equality through
  • I) Fostering public understanding by developing,
    managing and conducting educational and
    information programmes
  • ii) Proactively and reactively investigating
    issues and complaints on gender discrimination at
    all levels identified through interaction with
    stakeholders and other concerned citizens to
    attain reform in the area of gender equality and
  • iii) Conducting research to further the
    objectives of the institution

4
Strategic objectives
  • Monitor, and develop where necessary, effective
    gender monitoring mechanisms for public and
    private institutions to ensure the appropriate
    implementation of gender sensitive strategies,
    policies and programmes
  • Develop, manage and conduct information and
    education programmes for the promotion and
    attainment of gender equality
  • Evaluate and monitor and Act of Parliament or any
    other law or treaty affecting or likely to affect
    gender equality or the status of women and make
    recommendations to Parliament with regard
    thereto Law reform to be made part of the legal
    service department
  • Investigate any gender-related issues of its own
    accord or receipt of a complaint and endeavour to
    resolve any dispute and rectify any act or
    omission

5
Programmes
  • Public Education and Information
  • Develops, manages and conducts information and
    education programmes, including workshops and
    campaigns
  • Policy and Research
  • Undertakes research in rural and urban settings
    in all provinces through the Provincial Offices
    of the CGE

6
Programmes (cont.)
  • Legal Services
  • Investigates gender-related issues,
  • Evaluates and monitors any Act of Parliament or
    any other law or treaty affecting or likely to
    affect gender equality
  • Submissions to Parliament with regard thereto.

7
Programmes for enhancement of capacity within the
CGE
  • Civil Society Advocacy Programme
  • Agreement SA/73200-03-03
  • Objective
  • The project will contribute towards more
    effective governance, reduction of poverty and
    improved living conditions in selected
    communities.
  • Results
  • Targeted CSOs provide effective advocacy support
    thus The targeted communities are empowered to
    access their rights
  • Chapter 9 institutions provide active advocacy
    support within their mandate
  • Budget
  • Total commitment for May 2005-May 2006 R10m
  • Total commitment for duration of period Euros
    3.3 million

8
Programmes for enhancement of capacity within the
CGE
  • (2) Premiers Discretionary Fund Eastern Cape
  • Objectives
  • Conduct situational analysis and collect data in
    3 pilot areas
  • Combat gender-based violence
  • Gender mainstreaming
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Empower women through skills development
  • Empower women economically
  • Integrate gender equality component into existing
    programmes
  • Establish community newsletter
  • Budget R1m

9
Corporate activities
  • Restructuring and Job Evaluation (Completed)
  • Performance Management (Ongoing)
  • Skills Development (Ongoing)
  • Employment Equity (Ongoing)
  • Risk Management (Ongoing)
  • Fraud Prevention Plan (Completed)
  • Supply Chain Management (Ongoing)
  • Internal Auditing (Annual auditing)
  • Strategic Planning (Annual Review)
  • Internal Review (Forthcoming)
  • External audit (Unqualified audit report 2005/6)

10
Human Resources
  • Since 1999 the CGEs total staff complement
    (secretariat) increased from 42 to a total of 64
    employees in 2006
  • Currently
  • Female 48 Male 16
  • Senior Managers 2 female, 2 male
  • HDIs 95

11
Financial Resources
  • Treasury allocation increased from R8m in 1999 to
    R26,4m in 2005/6
  • Next allocation for 2006/7 will be R37,7m

12
Financial Resources

  1998/ 1999 1999/ 2000 2000/ 2001 2001/ 2002 2002/ 2003 2003/ 2004 2004/ 2005 2005/ 2006
Treasury Allocation R8m R10,7m R12,2m R13m R14,9m R17,3m R 21.30 R26,4
Donor Funds R0.62m R1,2m R0,25m R0.3m R1,5m R1.7m R2m R1.7m
Requested Budget R20m R22m R25m R30m R34m R39m 39.4m R44m
Shortfall R11,3m R10m R12m R16m R18,5m R20,1m R18m R18.3m
13
Financial Resources

14
Financial Resources 2006/7

15
CGE Budget 06/07 Division of Funding
16
Programme expenditure 2006/7

17
Donor Funding 2005/6
  • Mott Foundation
  • Research on Womens Participation in Local
    Governance
  • Heinrich Böhl Stiftung
  • Gender Opinion Survey
  • Premiers Discretionary Fund
  • Eastern Cape Province
  • European Union
  • Civil Society Advocacy Programme (with other
    C9s)

18
Research
  • Monitoring and evaluation activities
  • Gender Mainstreaming in
  • national and provincial departments, local
    authorities, political parties (50/50 campaign),
    ordinary citizens gender opinions

19
Research
  • Research Reports 2005/6
  • National Gender Opinion Survey
  • Monitoring and evaluation of womens
    participation in political decision-making
  • The gender dimension of HIV/AIDS and the elderly

20
Public Education and Information
  • Educational Programmes
  • Campaigns
  • Media Releases
  • Workshops
  • Exhibitions
  • Gender Dialogues
  • Development of resource material
  • Summits

21
Public Education and Information
  • Information Programmes
  • Publications
  • Posters, pamphlets, training manuals
  • Resource Centre
  • Establishment of Resource Centres in Provinces
    Archiving
  • Exhibitions- 28413
  • Information management
  • Website
  • IT support
  • - Policy
  • - Support and maintenance

22
Legal Services Complaints 2005/6
Rank of Complaints (top 10 only)
GBV 30
Maintenance 25
Sexual Harassment 16
Labour 6.3
Tradition, religion and culture 6
Court processes 6
Inheritance property 4.3
Social security 3.1
Access to government services 1.6
Citizenship Regis. of population 1.1
Total number of complaints 525
23
Complaints (cont.)
  • Legal interventions
  • Sidwell Mamitwa / TLPN Shilubane Others TPD
    25411/2002
  • Omar v Government of the RSA and others CCT 47/04
  • Submitted 20 gender related complaints to ASASA
  • Also gender-related cases monitored by the CGE

24
Outputs Parliamentary Office
  • Submissions to Parliament
  • Engage in Parliamentary Committees on upcoming
    bills
  • Consult with civil society and relevant
    stakeholders

25
Challenges
  • Dealing with entrenched gender inequality and
    patriarchy
  • Implementation of legislation and law enforcement
    by officials e.g. maintenance complaints
  • Many people (incl. media) do not know the content
    of the Constitution and have little knowledge of
    C9s, their work, roles and mandate
  • Amendment of old statutes that violate the
    Constitution
  • Participation in the National Gender Machinery
  • Reaching out to remote rural areas, lack of
    programmes for young women, HIV/AIDS
  • Easy flow of information from Dept. of Foreign
    Affairs to enable CGE to participate in
    sub-regional, regional and international
    activities

26
Challenges (cont.)
  • Lack of access to country reports in time for
    monitoring
  • Broad mandate, given the scant capacity and
    resources
  • Challenges emanating from the CGE Act
  • Measurable outputs required for Commissioners
  • Delays in appointment and replacement of
    Commissioners
  • Inability to litigate in terms of the CGE act
  • Harmonising CGE Act with PFMA
  • Opportunities to interact directly with
    Parliament in terms of provisions of the Act

27
Collaborative Work
  • Government Departments Justice Dept (Equality
    Act implementation) Premiers Discretionary Fund
  • Strengthened relationship with local governments
  • Parliament Portfolio Committees
  • NGOs and CBOs special themes
  • Other Chapter 9s CSAP, MOUs, elections
  • National Gender Machinery

28
International Work
  • Monitoring of international, regional and
    sub-regional instruments
  • Participation in World Conferences
  • Participation in Gender Fora
  • Also
  • UN Commission on the Status of Women (Beijing
    10)
  • SADC and African Union gender-related processes
  • Bilateral Agreement
  • MOUs with international organisations
  • Interaction with foreign delegations

29
Impact
  • Launching and implementing of the 50/50 campaign
    in local government elections.
  • Increased awareness of gender-based violence
    brought about by education programmes and
    legislation
  • Improved maintenance system
  • Developing gender training and resource material
    for public sensitization on gender
  • Developing a number of gender related policies
    with government departments, public and private
    sector
  • Impacting on gender-related law reform,
    particularly the Childrens Bill in relation to
    virginity testing and circumcision.
  • Annually we have a number of campaigns on gender
    sensitization

30
Achievements
  • Increased public awareness on issues of gender
  • Sensitized government departments towards issues
    of gender
  • Improved representation of women in
    decision-making structures
  • Increased gender-sensitivity in the school
    curricula
  • Participated in including a gender perspective in
    national, sub-regional, regional and
    international processes
  • Together with ASASA the CGE, dealt with cases of
    demeaning advertising which promotes negative
    stereotypes about women
  • Strengthening civil society through partnerships
    with CSOs
  • Public requests for CGE to be utilized as a
    resource
  • Inclusion of men in gender programmes
  • Increased accessibility through two new
    provincial offices

31
  • Thank you
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