Lusanda Bill
22 September 2010
The African National Congress Women’s League today announced measures that will make sure that women are properly represented in political and key public positions.
This includes the draft gender equity bill, which is intended to ensure a 50/50 representation in key positions.
ANC’s Women’s League President Angie Motshekga told delegates attending the ANC’s national general council, "We need something binding, because what we have now is just a framework. It is not law.
We need to move fast from the framework to law, we used to have that committee and it needs to be resuscitated. We have noticed jokes that discriminate against women and sexist tendencies".
The women’s league is considering possible legislation which would force the Independent Electoral Commission to reject political party lists that did not meet the 50/50 representation.
Issues of how women have been treated in the justice system were also discussed by Angie Motshekga.
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