G20 engagement group to launch Women20 South Africa
Discussions at the gathering will focus on the issues that women in South Africa and the broader group are dealing with daily.
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JOHANNESBURG - The G20 engagement group will be launching its Women20 South Africa (W20 SA) group at the National Research Foundation Auditorium in Pretoria later on Wednesday.
This year the W20 is in the country as South Africa holds the G20's Presidency.
The group was created in an effort to promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment across 20 countries.
The gathering will focus on the issues that women in South Africa and the broader group face daily.
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W20 which is part of several engagement groups will be addressing topics on gender-based violence, the digital divide, and the imbalance of unemployment rates just to name a few.
Chairperson of W20 SA, Narina Bohler-Muller said the group will take a look at different countries to see which practices can be adopted to solve the challenges faced in the country.
"The wonderful thing about something like W20 is we're going to be looking at what happens in other countries and if there are any best practices that we can use and adopt in South Africa. For example, to stem the tide of gender-based violence and femicide, or to include women more into the equality in the workplace, even in the form of entrepreneurship."
Bohler-Muller adds that these discussions are just the start and more engagements will be held throughout the year.