CGE ANNUAL REPORT

2022/23 ANNUAL REPORT

3.1.3 Public Education, Information and Community Outreach • Gender mainstreaming

The Gauteng Provincial Office has implemented Gender Mainstreaming process in the City of Joburg Metropolitan Municipality and Sedibeng District Municipality. Gender Mainstreaming defined as the public policy concept of assessing the implications for people of different gendered of any planned policy action, including legislation and programmes. It is a process of adopting a gender inclusive perspective across different types of activities or projects for the benefit of all. Localizing sustainable development goals through gender mainstreaming was therefore instituted with the two Municipalities wherein an audit tool was administered to assess the Transformation progress. The responded audit tools were analysed, findings and recommendations were dispatched to both Municipalities to come up with an implementation plan to address the findings and recommendations. Amongst the findings were lack of Transformation policies, not meeting the equity targets (Employment Equity, Skills Development and BBBEE) and the transformation of programmes and services intended to the constituencies. The CGE is then monitoring the implementation of the plan for both Municipalities on quarterly basis. • Gender and Development Workshops: GAD workshops were implemented in Magaliesburg (Mogale City Municipality), Benoni CBD (City of Ekurhuleni Municipality), Kammeeldrift (City of Tshwane) and Roodepoort (City of Johannesburg). Outcomes: At institutional level, participants can share outcomes that concerns of women and men are taken into account, leading to better informed policies and decision-making, as well as improved organizational practices. Informed gender practitioners provide improved services that aim at reducing gender inequalities in different policy areas. Improve participants ability to recognize and take account of gender issues in their own work. • Public Information and Outreach Public information and education sessions has been conducted with the aim of fostering understanding and disseminating information around gender issues in the province. Themes and topics covered includes and not limited to the CGE Mandate, Bill of rights, identifying and understanding gender discrimination, gender terminology, hate speech, transformation agenda, managing diversity and inclusivity, the rights of LGBTQIA+, the PEPUDA ACT of 2000, information on equality courts, information on laws the CGE advocates for, international instruments and conventions, women socio-economic empowerment related themes, GBVF, victim empowerment and justice, human trafficking, statutory rape, sexual assaults, practicing and understanding consent, SRHR, men and boys rights (access of children& custody), steps to lodge a complaint with the CGE, youth development gender needs.

The following are the areas that were covered during the outreach sessions:

Devon (Lesedi Municipality), Vaal Marina (Midvaal local Municipality, Bophelong (Emfuleni Local Municipality), Kagiso (Mogale city local municipality), Olievenhoutboch (City of Tshwane), Tarlton (Mogale city), Jabavu (City of Joburg), Vlakfontein (City of Joburg), and Snakpark (City of Joburg).

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