The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) in Limpopo province will engage with various entities, which had appeared before the Commission in March 2013, as part of the CGE’s enquiry and investigation into gender transformation in the workplace:
- Absa
- Department of Co-operative Governance Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs
- Department of Roads and Transport
- Palabora Mining Company (PMC)
- Department of Home Affairs
- Department of Social Development and Special Programmes
- University of Limpopo
- Foskor
- Waterberg Municipality
- Department of Health
The purpose of the event is to highlight key findings of the CGE’s report on the Limpopo province Employment Equity Public Investigative Hearings
On the whole, the CGE was hugely encouraged at transformation commitments and interventions that these stakeholders have shepherded – we truly feel that they have placed gender on their agenda. Some are still not where they should be in terms of women in management – with women sitting on average at 20% representation in this tier.
The CGE commends entities, municipalities and government departments that have 51% representation of women in senior management. People with disabilities remain under-represented in the workplace generally, on average at 1% among these stakeholders, and particularly in management. It is a pity though that some of these institutions, the CGE had to use its legislative mandate for them to appear before the hearings.
“The CGE in the Limpopo province will continue to monitor these entities and provide transformation assistance as required, and will extend its future round of employment equity hearings to an additional set of stakeholders in the province. Findings and best practice will be integrated into the CGE’s take-up of these issues with national policy-makers and structures, hence this policy dialogue as part of a feedback session”, said Mr Mfanozelwe Shozi, the Chairperson of the Commission for Gender Equality.
Date: Friday, 28 March 2014
Time: 10h00
Venue: CGE Board Room Office 106, Library Gardens
Contact person:
Javu Baloyi
Cell: 083 579 3306
