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