Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 1 What Women Want…… Approaching 10 Years of Freedom Presented to the Joint Monitoring Committee on the Improvement of the Quality of Life and Status of Women February, 2003

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 2 Office on the Status of Women Vision and Mission To develop an enabling environment that will guarantee gender equality hereby empowering women to gain equal access to opportunities and resources that will enhance the quality of their lives The OSW was created to establish mechanisms and procedures that will advance government towards gender equality

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 3 Office on the Status of Women Mandate The Office on the Status of Women’s principle mandate is to ensure that government lives up to its constitutional, political and international commitments by translating these into measurable and meaningful programmes thereby making a non-sexist society a reality

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 4 Areas of Work Policy Gender Mainstreaming Planning & Coordination Capacity Building Reporting Advocacy

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 5 Focus for 2003 Policy Launch of the easy read version of South Africa’s National Policy Framework for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality (March) Completion and dissemination for review the National Gender Action Plan

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 6 Focus for 2003 Gender Mainstreaming Mainstreaming Gender Equality into National priorities In conjunction with the Department of Local Government, mainstreaming gender into poverty eradication programmes NEPAD and gender, in conjunction with NEPAD secretariat hosting of Gender & NEPAD conference (April)

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 7 Focus for 2003 Gender Mainstreaming Continued Through the coordination of the National Gender Machinery, mainstreaming of gender national priorities, i.e. poverty eradication

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 8 Focus for 2003 Planning & Coordination Implementing the National Co-ordination Framework

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 9 Focus for 2003 Capacity Building Conclusion of the UNDP/OSW Capacity Building Training Programme (May) Lecture Series –NEPAD (May) –10 Years of Freedom (October) Development and Dissemination of the UNDP/OSW Training Manual (July)

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 10 Focus for 2003 Reporting National Reports –South Africa’s 10 Years of Freedom report – What has it meant for women (February 2003 – March 2004 –UN Beijing + 10 Report (February 2003 – March 2004) –CEDAW report (February 2003 – March 2004) Annual Reports –SADC report on Women in Decision-making Positions (May) –SADC report on the Prevention & Eradication of Violence Against Women (November)

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 11 Focus for 2003 Advocacy National Women’s Day (What Women Want..Approaching 10 Years of Freedom) “Conversations Amongst Women” (August) 16 Days of Activism on No Violence Against Women and Children (25 November – 10 December) 10 December culmination of the 16 days campaign

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 12 Advocacy The development of our Corporate Partnership Programme falls under our advocacy programme Our purpose in this area is to ensure that the concept of gender equality, which is constitutional goal, is embraced by all

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 13 Corporate Partnership Programme Programme Objectives To extend our level of reach into the private sector To share gender based information with private corporations To partner with private corporations in the execution of major annual programmes

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 14 Corporate Partnership Programme Programme Strategies Endorsement on partner’s corporate advertising campaigns Co-sponsorship by partner of all or any of the National Gender Programmes Recognition of partner through OSW marketing/advertising on sponsored programmes

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 15 Corporate Partnership Programme Benefits to National Gender Programme Added Value Resource Extension of Reach Additional Visibility

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 16 Corporate Partnership Programme Benefits to Corporate Partner Branding tool for corporate image Visible commitment to social responsibility

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 17 Summary of Activities 8 March –International Women’s Day Launch of the E-Z Read version of the South Africa’s National Policy Framework for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality 9 August – National Women’s Day “What Women Want…Approaching 10 Years of Freedom” - Ingxoxo

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 18 Summary of Activities April NEPAD and gender, in conjunction with NEPAD secretariat hosting of Gender & NEPAD conference May Conclusion of the UNDP/OSW Capacity Building Training Programme (May)

Office on the Status of Women: The Presidency 19 Summary of Activities continued 25 November – 10 December 16 Days of Activism on No Violence Against Women and Children 10 December Culmination Event of the 16 Days Campaign

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