Every August in South Africa we celebrate women for an entire month. It is a time to look back to our history and look forward to where, as a country, we want to go. It has been 54 years since 1956, when thousands of women marched on the Union Buildings Pretoria in protest of the apartheid regime’s extension of passes that limited their freedom of movement.
This month, Gender Links will organise events and support others in South Africa as they embrace the women of this proud nation. Gender Links, The Ministry of Women, Children and People with Disabilities and various other Provincial Government departments have put together several key events over the month of August. (Download the activities calendar). We hope you will join us in commemoration of this important part of South Africa’s history and in celebration of the women of South Africa today.
The Gender Links Opinion and Commentary Service will be producing a series of topical articles during Women’s Month. The Service provides mainstream media with fresh perspectives on the news that affects the everyday lives of women and men. These articles are integrated into various media sources and are uploaded onto the GMDC website for online viewing.
This month we provide an opportunity for editors to access exclusive commentary on news and current events around the theme of Women’s Month in South African. For more information or to commission an article, please contact Danny Glenwright: editor@genderlinks.org.za
| DATE | ACTIVITY | WHO | VENUE | GL COMMENTARY | |
| Organizer | Contact Person | ||||
| 1-Aug | Women’s Month Launch: Breakfast Session | Ministry of Women, Children & Persons with Disabilities | Union Buildings, Room 159, Tshwane | ||
| 2-Aug | Celebrating my father during women’s month | ||||
| 3-Aug | |||||
| 4-Aug | |||||
| Part 1:The Provincial Gender Status Quo Conference | Ministry of Women, Children & Persons with Disabilities | TBA | |||
| 5-Aug | Part 2:The Provincial Gender Status Quo Conference | Ministry of Women, Children & Persons with Disabilities | TBA | What does women’s Month mean? A look back on history as we move forward | |
| Day 1: Evacuation Drill | DID | Tulisa Park | The gender legacy of Soccer 2010 | ||
| 6-Aug | Photo Essay: What is your biggest struggle as a South African woman? | ||||
| 7-Aug | |||||
| 7-Aug | Johannesburg Book Fair | Jhb Book Fair | Khanya College (Jhb) | ||
| 8-Aug | Johannesburg Book Fair | Jhb Book Fair | Khanya College (Jhb) | ||
| 9-Aug | Women’s Day Celebrations | Ministry of Women, Children & Persons with Disabilities | Vosloorus | Beauty and femininity: How does mass media influence today’s women? | |
| Launch of the Media Campaign for Female Local Traders | ESSET | Khotso House | |||
| Johannesburg Book Fair | Jhb Book Fair | Khanya College (Jhb) | |||
| 10-Aug | |||||
| 11-Aug | Business Unusual media training workshop | Gender Links | Sikhonzile Ndlovu mediatraining@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
TBC (Windhoek, Namibia) | |
| 12-Aug | Day 2:Evacuation Drill | DID | Tulisa Park | Human Trafficking: A look at the situation post-Soccer 2010 | |
| Business Unusual media training workshop | Gender Links | Sikhonzile Ndlovu mediatraining@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
TBC (Windhoek, Namibia) | ||
| 13-Aug | Women in Transport Summit | Department of Roads and Transport | TBC | ||
| Media Advocacy Workshop | Legal Aid | Nelisiwe Masina | Legal Aid House Braamfontein | ||
| Business Unusual media training workshop | Gender Links | Sikhonzile Ndlovu mediatraining@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
TBC (Windhoek, Namibia) | ||
| 6th Civil Society Forum | SADC Council of NGOs (SADC CNGO) | Ivy Mutwale ivym@sadc-cngo.org.bw +267 391 2982 |
Heja Game Lodge | ||
| 14-Aug | |||||
| Business Unusual media training workshop | Gender Links | Sikhonzile Ndlovu mediatraining@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 | TBC (Windhoek, Namibia) | ||
| 6th Civil Society Forum | SADC Council of NGOs (SADC CNGO) | Ivy Mutwale ivym@sadc-cngo.org.bw +267 391 2982 |
Heja Game Lodge | ||
| Launch of the SADC Gender Protocol Progress Barometer | Gender Links, SADC CNGO | Loveness Jambaya alliance@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
Heja Game Lodge | ||
| Women’s Health Meeting | Centurion Parliamentary Constituency Office | Lyttleton Library Hall (Centurion) | |||
| 15-Aug | Business Unusual media training workshop | Gender Links | Sikhonzile Ndlovu mediatraining@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
TBC (Windhoek, Namibia) | |
| 6th Civil Society Forum | SADC Council of NGOs (SADC CNGO) | Ivy Mutwale ivym@sadc-cngo.org.bw +267 391 2982 |
Heja Game Lodge | ||
| SADC Peopleâ € ™s Summit | Southern Africa Peopleâ € ™s Solidarity Network | Grace Chikodzi gchikodzi@zimcodd.co.zw +263 4 776830/1 |
Catholic Cathedral Hall | ||
| 16-Aug | Business Unusual media training workshop | Gender Links | Sikhonzile Ndlovu mediatraining@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 | TBC (Windhoek, Namibia) | |
| SADC Peopleâ € ™s Summit | Southern Africa Peopleâ € ™s Solidarity Network | Grace Chikodzi gchikodzi@zimcodd.co.zw +263 4 776830/1 |
Catholic Cathedral Hall | ||
| Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance strategy meeting | Gender Links | Loveness Jambaya alliance@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
TBC | ||
| 17-Aug | SADC HOS Summit | SADC Secretariat | Safari Hotel | ||
| Business Unusual media training workshop | Gender Links | Sikhonzile Ndlovu mediatraining@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 | TBC (Windhoek, Namibia) | ||
| Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance strategy meeting | Gender Links | Loveness Jambaya alliance@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
TBC | ||
| Business Unusual Supplement circulated | Gender Links | Danny Glenwright editor@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
The Namibia Newspaper | ||
| 18-Aug | Economic Empowerment | Department of Finance | TBC | Childbirth and identity: Women are more than just baby machines | |
| 19-Aug | Day 3: Evacuation Drill | DID | Tulisa Park | ||
| 20-Aug | SMME Business Opportunity and Development Session | Department of Economic Development | Gauteng Tourism Agency – Newtown | Sex work in SA: Moving beyond the World Cup | |
| Women Contractor Programme:Successful Women Contractors to Motivate Young Girls in National Youth Services Programme | Department of Local Government & Housing | Ivory Park – Community Hall | |||
| 21-Aug | |||||
| 22-Aug | |||||
| 23-Aug | |||||
| 24-Aug | Soccer 2010 legacy for women | ||||
| 25-Aug | Provincial Women’s Month Service Delivery EXPO | Ministry of Women, Children & Persons with Disabilities | Joburg | The Gender and Media Progress Study and women in SA: A look at how the media reports women | |
| Sex and Identity Seminar | Gender Links | Saeanna Chingamuka gmdc@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
Sunnyside Park Hotel | ||
| 26-Aug | Day 1: Consultative Meeting on the Findings of the GMPS and GIME South Africa | Gender Links | Saeanna Chingamuka gmdc@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
Sunnyside Park Hotel | |
| 27-Aug | Day 2: Consultative Meeting on the Findings of the GMPS and GIME South Africa | Gender Links | Saeanna Chingamuka gmdc@genderlinks.org.za +27 11 622 2877 |
Sunnyside Park Hotel | |
| 28-Aug | Moving Forward, Looking Back: Reflections of South African Women today | Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund; Advancement for the Status of Women | Linda Mabusela Linda.Mabusela@gmail.com 083 479 0983 Precious Magogodi |
The Soweto Hotel on Freedom Square cnr Union Avenue and Main Road 14.00 – 20.00 |
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| 29-Aug | |||||
| 30-Aug | |||||
| 31-Aug | Green Door Campaign | DH &SD | West Rand Region – Toekomsrus | ||
