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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
22 Sep 2015
The Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) came to the Committee to report on the first quarter of the 2015/16 financial year. These were important years, as 2015 was the African Union’s year of Economic Empowerment of Women, and the year of the movement from the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) to ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Social Development on gender equality
17 Aug 2015
The Portfolio Committee had requested a meeting with the Department of Social Development at which the Department was supposed to present an overview of the programmes formerly located with the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities. However, the presentation did not take place, as the Department of Social ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Gender mainstreaming in Department of Trade and Industry
23 Jun 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on its employment equity targets and its gender mainstreaming programmes.
The selected portfolio of programmes consisted of three groups. The first group was the Broadening Participation Programmes, which included the Technology Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP), the Support Programme for ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Women and SMMEs: briefing by Department of Small Business Development
9 Jun 2015
The Committee met with the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) while some Members of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development were in attendance as well. The Department briefed the Committee on women in the Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and cooperatives sector highlighting the mandate, vision, mission ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Women and agro-processing: briefing by Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2 Jun 2015
The Director General reviewed the state of women in agriculture and policy interventions to help close the gender gap. The key programmes intended to benefit women were outlined as well as the progress made in each programme. Departmental statistics on how many women worked for DAFF were given and the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on 4th Quarter Report January – March 2015
26 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Women in Presidency was briefed by the Commission of Gender Equality on their fourth quarter (January – March 2015) report and their financial expenditure.
The Chief Executive Officer explained the programmes covering the four strategic objectives of the institution. The Commission had established several partnerships in ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in Presidency on its 4th quarter 2014/15 performance, transitional arrangement, skills and job evaluation reports
19 May 2015
The Department of Women (DoW) briefed the Committee on the transitional arrangements following the National Macro Organisation of State (NMOS) process. The new Director General provided a presentation which outlined the changes which had taken place since the separation of the DoW from the former Department of Women, Children and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Committee Report on Department of Women in the Presidency & Commission for Gender Equality Budget
6 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency met to consider and adopt the Committee report on the strategic plan and annual performance plan (APP) of the Department of Women in the Presidency and the Commission on Gender Equality. The Committee had observed that the Department had identified access to ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Committee Report on Department of Women in Presidency & Commission on Gender Equality Budget
5 May 2015
The Committee Content Advisor took the Committee through the draft report and asked Committee members to add recommendations and amendments.
Committee members questioned the scope and ability of the Department of Women in the Presidency to address access to basic services. It was recommended that the Department put pressure on ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality reports on CSW 57th Session; IBSA Conference; 365 Days of Action to End Violence; National Council on Gender Based Violence; Gender Focal Points; Courts; National Gender Summit; 2014 elections
21 Apr 2015
The Commission for Gender Equality briefed the Committee the status of gender mainstreaming throughout different departments in government and information relevant to monitoring the effectiveness of certain programmes which strive for gender equality. The Committee was also briefed on a number of documents including: Women and Political Parties in South ...