WESTERN CAPE

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE PREMIER

OFFICE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY

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PRESENTATION TO: JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND STATUS OF WOMEN: 12 AUGUST 2005

 

DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT WESTERN CAPE

 

STATUS REPORT PRESENTED BY THE OFFICE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY (OSW) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARS 2004/2005 TO THE JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE ON THE IMPROVEMENT ON THE EQUALITY OF LIFE AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN (JMC) ON 12 AUGUST 2005

 

RANK

a) GFP

b) SUPERVISOR

LOCATION

CORE FUNCTION

OF GFP and % OF TIME ALLOCATED TO THE GENDER PROGRAMME

GENDER BUDGET

GENDER POLICY / STRATEGY

REMARKS

 

GFP : Assistant Director (External Focus)

b) Supervisor: Director

 

 

 

 

GFP: Officer (Internal Focus)

Supervisor: Asst Director

 

 

 

Organogram: Please see attached

External Focus: (Service Delivery):

Gender 40%

Youth 40%

Disability 20%

 

 

 

 

Internal Focus:

(Creating a conducive internal Environment for Gender Mainstreaming)

 

Gender 15%

Youth 5%

Disability 5%

HIV & EAP Manage 30%

Employment Equity 15%

OHS 30%

 

 

One amount is allocated for all the core areas as mentioned in the previous column.

(both internal and external)

 

 

 

 

The Gender Programme is not separately budgeted for.

 

 

 

Draft Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Implementation Strategy is available.

 

 

A major concern is that the Internal & External focus of the Gender Program has been separated and is now located into two different Directorates namely Directorate Human Resource Management and Directorate Customer Relations and Communication.

Please see attached organogram.

 

 

 

The % time spent on the Internal and External focus also varies.

 

SPECIFIC INITIATIVES of the OSW TO REPLICATE GENDER DESKS OR INTEGRATED DESKS FOR GENDER, YOUTH AND DISABILITY ON A DISTRICT AND LOCAL LEVEL.

 

 

RECOMMENDATIONS:

a) An opportunity be created between all Provincial OSW’s, NOSW, JMC and SALGA to engage on SALGA’s Gender Policy for Local Government.

b) In the absence of direction via the National Policy Framework for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality on the role of Local Government in the Gender Machinery, and to assist Provincial OSW’s to engage in a structured way with Local Government, it is recommended that a working session be held with Local Government . Said working session to be spearheaded by SALGA. The aim of the working session should be to clarify the role and responsibility of SALGA and OSW’s (National and Provincial) to set up Gender Structures on local government level, as well as the monitoring role of the JMC over SALGA, if any.

c) The need to re-visit the National Policy Framework for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality be Further explored.

It is crucial that the above working session takes place if synergy between processes and policies are to be achieved.

 

INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE PATRICIA SEPTEMBER

DEPUTY DIRECTOR: OFFICE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY (OSW)

DEPARTMENT OF THE PREMIER

WESTERN CAPE

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING: WESTERN CAPE