Business plan 2005-2006
Joint Monitoring Committee on Improvement of Quality of Life and Status of Women
Chairperson: Ms M R Morutoa
Deputy Chairperson: Ms E S Mabe
Mandate of the Committee
Mission: To monitor and evaluate progress with regard to the improvement in the quality of life and status of women in South Africa, with specific reference to the Government’s commitments -
(i) to the Beijing platform of action; and
(ii) with regard to the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; and
(iii) to any other applicable international instruments
eg SADC Declaration on Gender and Development
Vision: Achieving improved quality of life and status of women and gender equality across the social and racial spectrum in South Africa
Objectives:
Monitor and ensure that gender sensitive policies and programmes are implemented in all Ministries and departments
Monitor all legislation including the Budget for compliance with the Beijing Platform for Action and Cedaw
Monitor all our ministries and departments to ensure they have mainstreamed gender in all their programmes and budgets
List of Entities reporting to the Committee
See Joint Rules, Constitution and Beijing Platform for Action
Activities and Outputs of JMC on Improvement of Quality of Life and Status of Women
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Activities |
Actions |
Outputs |
Key Performance Indicators |
Responsibility |
Time Frames |
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Members’ Training |
Series of training workshops held |
Members of JMCIQLSW attend workshops and participate Issues and potential problems identified Issues and potential problems understood Information obtained Information contextualised Guidance formulated Written or verbal advice and guidance communicated Training manual published
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Timeously held and full member participation |
Committee members Committee staff Outside service providers |
Before November 2005 |
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Research projects Research request [to Case (Ms Debbie Budlender) and Idasa (Women’s Budget Partners) or other service providers identified by committee]
Other research projects |
Research needs identified and formulated (terms of reference drawn up) Research requests made to identified service providers and contracts signed |
Research reports discussed and adopted by JMCIQLSW and recommendations made to House Possible committee report to follow Committee publication(s) produced Possible parliamentary debates in both Houses on research reports |
On time |
Committee members Committee staff Service providers outside Parliament |
2005-6 |
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Gender Machinery meetings – quarterly attendance:
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Engage in consultations re gender mainstreaming in South Africa according to the National Gender Policy Framework, Cedaw and the Beijing Platform for Action |
Issues understood, joint planning conducted and decisions made and followed up |
Committee participation in each of the gender machinery meetings – Goal of better participation than in the past and the same members attending for sake of continuity |
Committee delegates |
Ongoing |
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Africa visit: Regional Conference on Women |
Seeking consensus on the gender-related priority areas in the sub-regions |
Formulation of the next policy framework document to guide gender-related work in the continent. Committee report to Parliament |
Timeous planning and Committee participation |
Committee delegates |
Ongoing |
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Public Hearings Eastern Cape – local government |
Public hearings held. Meetings with stakeholders including members of the public, provincial Office on the Status of Women, Local Government officials |
Report and recommendations published, Parliamentary debate in both Houses |
Maximum public participation |
Committee delegates Members of the public Parliamentary staff Office on the Status of Women, Eastern Cape Commission on Gender Equality, Eastern Cape Premier, Eastern Cape Local Government departmental officials, Eastern Cape Province |
Visit and public hearings held before end of book year 2005-2006 Committee report published and debated before June 2006 |
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Ongoing monitoring and evaluating progress with regard to the improvement in the quality of life and status of women in South Africa, with specific reference to the Government's commitments to Cedaw, the Beijing Platform for Action, or to any other applicable international instruments |
Call Government departments to report to the Committee, Meeting with the SA Law Reform Commission, consulting with NGOs Consulting with other Parliamentary Committees
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Annual report to Parliament, motions and recommendations to Parliament on Bills when the Committee so decides, submissions to other Parliamentary Committees |
Reporting and briefings by Government departments Committee annual programme followed |
Members of the Committee Members of Government departments Members of civil society |
Ongoing |