Daniela Ellerbeck, Manager of Constitutional Programmes at the FW de Klerk Foundation, reflects on gender inequality, barriers of entry into the economy for women and gender-based violence.
The FW de Klerk Foundation wishes to highlight South African women’s continued struggle for safety as we celebrate this Women’s Day.
As we continue to commemorate Women’s Month and the ongoing journey towards gender equality, South Africa is making great strides through two transformative legislative initiatives: the Divorce Act Amendment Bill and the Draft Marriages Act.
According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2023, South Africa stood unchanged from its 20th position in the world in terms of gender equality. The report noted that South Africa had “closed more than 70% of the overall gender gap”, but that it would “take 102 years to close the gender gap”.
Building a South Africa in Which Women Enjoy All the Rights, Freedoms & Liberties That Our Constitution Guarantees Each year, on the 9th of
65 years ago in South Africa, a group of 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 9 August 1956. It was a historic moment – the women were protesting
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