Southern Africa: Gender drivers strategise to fast track 5050

Johannesburg, 28 May: A 5050 plenary session held yesterday at the SADC Gender Protocol Summit underway in Johannesburg, has called for equal representation of women in decision-making positions in all sectors of society before 2015 -the deadline for achieving the 28 targets of the SADC Gender protocol.

The 5050 campaign is a primary theme for this year’s summit, because no country has met the 5050 target and activists are pushing for gender parity since there are a number of elections taking place across Southern Africa before 2015. The round session brought together activists, government, ministers, media and faith-based organisations from all over SADC to share how far each country has come and how far each country needs to go to reach 5050.

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This vodcast is part of the GL News Service special coverage of the SADC Gender Protocol Summit underway in South Africa, offering fresh views on everyday news.