Women's Month | Spotlight on the role of women in leadership and their participation in politics

As we observe Women's Month in South Africa we look at the role of women in leadership and participation in politics.

Our focus today stems from the 2024 Commission for Gender Equality study on Gains Made, Gains Lost: Women's representation in the 2021 Local Government Elections in South Africa.

The study proposed measures to strengthen gender equality ahead of the 2026 elections.

The CGE reported that women's representation in local government had declined from 41% in 2016 to 37% in 2021, reversing previous gains.

For more on this we are now joined by Mokgadi Mogane, a Commissioner at the Commission for Gender Equality.

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