By Gabi Khumalo

PRETORIA, Feb 26 (NNN-BUANEWS) — The South African delegation will use next month’s 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women to share the country’s best practices and learn from other countries’ innovations regarding gender equality.

The meeting, which will take place in New York from March 1 to 12, will focus on economic empowerment and challenges faced by women worldwide and South Africa will be sending a top-level delegation to represent the country at the meeting to review progress in improving the status of women.

Briefing the media here Thursday, Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya said the meeting would review the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and provide an opportunity for the sharing of experience and best practices.

“It will discuss the measures for shaping a gender perspective towards the full realisation of the MDGs and its linkage with the Beijing Platform for Action,” she added.

She said the South African delegation would share their stories of progress, including significant legislative reforms which facilitate gender equity and improved representation of women in political decision making positions.

The latest Global Gender Gap Report of the World Economic Forum states that when it comes to women’s equality, South Africa is a more equal society than any other country in Africa. — NNN-BUANEWS

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