G Fraser-Moleketi to host Public Service Gender Indaba during Women's Month, 18 to 19 Aug

Minister Fraser-Moleketi hosts first Public Service Gender Indaba

11 August 2008

Ms Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Minister for the Public Service and Administration hosts the first Public Service Gender Indaba during this Women's Month.

The Indaba, which will attract senior public service female managers, representatives from the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), African Union Commission on Women, Gender and Development, Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID), will deliberate on the theme, "Engendering the Public Service Policy".

Deputy President of South Africa, Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, is to deliver a keynote address on "Government's role in gender equality and the empowerment of women".

The objectives of the Indaba are as follows:

* to understand way of mainstreaming gender in all policy formulation and implementation
* to share approaches of implementing gender initiatives into the public service plans
* ensure that all sectors of government are held accountable for their commitment to implement the eight step principle action plans of gender equality and women empowerment
* to learn skills to successfully mainstream gender; and
* to support workplace gender initiatives.

A case study on the Burundian Experience in engendering Public Service Policy in the context of Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development will be shared by Honourable Ms Rose Nduwayo, the Burundian Vice Minister of Human Rights and Gender. Minister Fraser-Moleketi will share with the delegates the history and the role of women in the development of the Public Service.

The work of outstanding women manager's at senior management level within the public service will be acknowledged, when they will be presented with awards at the gala dinner.

The Indaba will be hosted as follows:

Conference:

Date: Monday, 18 August and Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Time: 08h30 to 16h45
Venue: Birchwood Conference Centre, Boksburg (Gauteng)

Minister Fraser-Moleketi:
Date: Monday, 18 August 2008
Time: 09h00 to 09h20

Deputy President, Ms Mlambo-Ngcuka:
Date: Monday, 18 August 2008
Time: 09h25 to 10h00

Gala dinner:
Date: Monday, 18 August 2008
Time: 18h0

For more information, contact:
Ramona Baijnath
Cell: 082 308 2666

Issued by: Ministry for the Public Service and Administration
11 August 2008