PAWO Secretary General Pinky Kekana on the African Union Strategy For Gender Equality

The Pan African Women’s Organisation (PAWO) has lauded the African Union’s strategy on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Strategy 2018- 2028. This transformational instrument aims to eliminate the major constraints hindering gender equality and women’s empowerment. African Union gender equality and women’s empowerment strategy guarantees the future of young Africans, Females in particular. #WCW Media Statement: African Union gender equality and women’s empowerment strategy guarantees the future of young Africans ,Females in particular The Pan African Women’s Organisation has lauded the African Union’s strategy on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment 2018- 2028. This strategy is transformational in that its outcomes aim to mitigate, if not eliminate, the major constraints hindering gender equality and women’s empowerment and to leap frog the AU into seizing the new global momentum for this agenda. Institutions and organs of the African Union (AU) and its partners will implement this strategy. Moreover , the policy recognizes that violence against women and related harmful traditional practices are symptomatic of the accepted social norms in many countries and communities: The spectrum of violence affecting women across Africa includes domestic violence, rape, female genital mutilation (FGM), intimidation and additional threats to women’s personal security in periods of war and conflict. Such violence is exacerbated in conditions of conflict. Human security and bodily integrity for women is critical for the attainment of gender equality. Pinky Kekana the Secretary General of The Pan African Womens Organisation, as well as South Africa’s Deputy Minister said “We believe that the strategy is a comprehensive articulation of the Agenda 2063 goal 6 which seeks to ensure that we have a Africa whose development is people driven, relying on the potential offered by African people; especially its women and youth and caring for children”, Pinky Kekana, added, “as the Pan African Women’s Organisation, we understand that strategy will only be succesful strategy is an inclusive strategy which also speaks to people with disabilities and the LGBTQIA+” “In the final analysis what we know for sure is that this document lays down the path to gender equality and women empowerment for future generations, this important because, the future is African , Black and Young.”Remarked Secretary General Pinky Kekana. Issued by the Pan African Womens Organistion Ends Inquiries Chrispin Phiri +27 (0) 81 781 2261