The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities and the North-West Provincial Government join hands to host the G20 stakeholder engagement session on the Empowerment of Women Working Group at the North-West University,Potchefstroom Campus on Thursday, 24 April 2025.
The G20 Stakeholder session will focus on Women's Economic Empowerment for inclusive Economic Growth. South Africa places Inclusive Economic Growth at the centre of its national agenda. As Chair of the Empowerment of Women Working Group (EWWG), the country aims to build on Brazil’s initiatives and further contextualise the objectives of the EWWG, which are Removing Barriers to Work, Enabling Decent Work, Supporting Women's Enterprises, and Financial Inclusion, among others.
While the South African economy post-1994 has been restructured to allow for a more inclusive landscape, the day-to-day reality tells a different story. The labour force survey in South Africa reveals that at present, 47% of South African women are recorded as economically inactive.
Date: 24 April 2024
Time: 09:00-13:00
Venue: North-West University Potchefstroom Campus (Sanlam-Auditorium)
The targeted Stakeholders will include the following, among others: Academia, Small and
medium enterprises, Students of the University and members of the Civil Society as well
as traditional leaders.
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