Committee programme 2003; Annual Report 2002: finalisation; Office on the Status of Women; Commission on Gender Equality: briefi
Monitoring Improvement of Quality of Life and Status of Women
07 February 2003
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JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE ON IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND STATUS OF WOMEN
7 February 2003
COMMITTEE PROGRAMME 2003; ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2002: FINALISATION; OFFICE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN PROGRAMME; COMMISSION ON GENDER EQUALITY PROGRAMME 2003: BRIEFING
Chairperson:
Documents handed out:
Committee Programme 2003 (Appendix)
Committee Annual Report 2002
Office on the Status of Women Presentation
SUMMARY
The Committee finalised its programme for 2003 and adopted its 2002 annual report. The Office on the Status of the Women in the Presidency also presented its programme for the year 2003. The OSW has been appointed to become a member of the UN Committee on the Status of Women until 2006. The Commission on Gender Equality also highlighted some of its envisaged projects for 2003. They will be involved in an International Conference on Women and Power, which will be hosted in partnership with UNITRA in July. The CGE noted that there is a great deal of commonality between some of their programmes and they should share resources, especially since the CGE is lacking financial resources.
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Committee Programme for 2003
The Chair noted that in 2003 the Committee would focus mainly on poverty, popularising the national gender policy, strengthening of the national gender machinery and the African Union and NEPAD.
The Committee unanimously adopted the programme, as updated.
Committee Annual Report for 2002
The Committee noted that some Members' attendance was incorrectly registered. Therefore the Committee clerk should re-look at the issue and correctly register them.
Ms D Nhlengethwa (ANC) noted that some Members usually give apologies when they are not going to be present in meetings. However the report does not have a column to that effect and without that column it reflects badly on those Members' attendance and discipline in the Committee.
The Chair noted the concerns raised by Ms Nhlengethwa. However she said that the report follows the precedent given by Parliament and this would be communicated with the Chair of Chairpersons Committee.
The Committee unanimously adopted the report.
Office on the Status of Women Programme for 2003
Ms S Nkomo, representing the Office of the Status of Women office in the Presidency, noted that there is a SADC conference envisaged for this year, which would be hosted by Women Partnership on AIDS. The OSW has a role to play in terms of its policy and that is to ensure that all policies emanating from the Departments are gender mainstreamed. The objective of the Office is to ensure that the Government works for women. The OSW has been appointed to become a member of the UN Committee on the Status of Women until 2006. Therefore a delegation has been invited from various women's structures and organisations.
The Chair noted that it is important for women to determine where they come from and where to go. This would help them to know what to talk about. She noted that the Office of the President should be commended for its role in the uplifting of the women.
Ms Nkomo said that the OSW chose the theme with the intention of advocating women to determine what freedom meant to them since SA is now approaching ten years of freedom.
Ms N Lamani (ANC) endorsed the theme chose by OSW as an appropriate one to inform the people of South Africa on the achievements of the Government over the ten year period.
Commission on Gender and Equality presentation
Commissioner Fester noted that the CGE has not yet finalised its programme. She would only present the final programme to the Committee on 21 February 2003. Among its projects the CGE envisaged a SADC meeting which would take place during March. There would also be an International Conference on Women and Power, which will be hosted in partnership with UNITRA in July. The CGE has projects concerning customary law and Muslim marriages. She noted that there is a great deal of commonality between these programmes and as such they should share resources, especially since CGE is lacking financial resources.
The Chair also concurred that there seems to be an overlap between these programmes and they are therefore all aimed at empowering women; there should be co-operation between them. She noted that in all those cases where they envisage common projects they should come up with a common agenda so that they can share resources. She said that it would be important for the Committee to hold public hearings and invite women, especially those from rural areas.
The meeting was adjourned.
Appendix:
Programme: Joint Monitoring Committee on the Improvement and Status of Women 2003 (draft)
Focus areas:
-Poverty
-Popularising the National Gender Policy
-Strengthening of National Gender Machinery
-African Union/ Nepad
First Quarter (20 January - 16 April 2003)
Planned activities:
Workshop -
Workshop on Budgeting
For members and budgeting officers in departments
(Committee decision on 13 March 2002)
Provincial visits - During April 2003
North West, Gauteng and Northern Cape
[Visits of 2-3 days Monday morning travel, Monday afternoon meetings, Tuesday meetings, Return on Wednesday evening]
To monitor the implementation of the Maintenance Act and the National Instruction on the Domestic Violence Act
(Committee Decision 29 May 2002)
1.3 Gender Machinery Meeting
Pretoria, Burgers Park Hotel
1.4 Visit to CSW - UN Headquarters, New York 3-14 March 2003
1.5 Committee meetings:
Date |
Activity |
7 February 2003 |
Annual programme for 2003 CGE - presenting annual programme for 2003 OSW - presenting annual programme for 2003 |
18 and 19 February |
Gender Machinery meeting (Pretoria) |
21 February 2003 (09:00 - 12:00) |
Office on the Status of Women Commission for Gender Equality National Gender Policy Framework (30 mins) National Gender Audit (30 mins) Annual programme (20 mins) National Gender Machinery |
28 February 2003 (09:00 - 12:00) |
Department of Provincial and Local Government (30 min) Progress report on BPFA and CEDAW Rural Development and Integrated Development Programmes Department of Social Services (30 min) Progress report on BPFA and CEDAW Rural Development and Integrated Development Programmes. Anti-poverty Programme Orphan programme Social Development Services - Grants, Foster Care and Adoption |
14 March 2003 |
Department of Trade and Industry |
Friday, 21 March 2003 |
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Friday, 28 March 2003 |
Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs Progress report on: Beijing Platform for Action CEDAW commitments Rural Development and anti-poverty programmes Inviting the members of the Portfolio and Select Committees to these meetings |
Friday, 4 April 2003 |
Progress Report on: Sexual Offences Bill Customary Law of Succession Bill Audit of discriminatory laws Resources for implementation of Acts Invite Portfolio and Select Committees on Justice |
Friday, 11 April |
Workshop on the Budget |
Friday, 18 April 2003 |
GOOD FRIDAY |
EASTER WEEKEND 18 - 21 April |
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Visit to provinces; Gauteng, North West, Northern Cape |
Second Quarter (12 May - 27 June 2003)
Planned activities:
Workshop -
Workshop with Department of Labour
Basic Conditions of Service legislation
(Committee Decision 6 November 2002)
2.2 Delegation to Europe: France, Germany, Sweden, Norway
(During recess period 30 June - 11 July)
Parity laws and gender representation in legislatures
2.3 Gender Machinery Meeting
2.4 Committee meetings:
Date |
Activity |
16 May 2003 |
- Department of Public Service and |
23 May 2003 |
- Department of Home Affairs: |
30 May 2003 |
Minister for Safety and Security and the Commissioner of the SAPS |
6 June 2003 |
WORKSHOP |
13 June 2003 |
Department of Health |
20 June 2003 |
Department of Education |
Third Quarter (28 July - 26 September 2003)
Planned activities:
3.1 Workshop -
1-day Workshop on the work of the Committee
Parliament's role in educating women re the National Gender Policy
(Decision 13 March 2002)
National Women's Day Programme
Gender Machinery Meeting
3.4 Committee meetings:
Date |
Activity |
1 August 2003 |
Minister of Housing |
9 August 2003 |
National Women's Day activities |
15 August 2002 |
Meeting with Women's Budget Initiative partners |
22 August 2003 |
Department of Communication |
29 August 2003 |
Departments of Arts and Culture |
5 September 2003 |
Department of Sport and Recreation |
13 September 2003 |
Department of Finance |
20 September 2003 |
Department of Health |
Fourth Quarter (13 October - 14 November 2003)
Planned activities:
4.1 Planning for 2004
4.2 Gender Machinery Meeting
4.3 Committee meetings:
Date |
Activity |
24 October 2003 |
Programme for 2004 |
31 October 2003 |
Consideration of Committee's Annual Report 2003 |
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