Responses to List of Issues and Questions - CEDAW/C/ZAF/Q/4 - 2011

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Comprehensive responses to the questions raised by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women regarding South Africa’s combined second, third, and fourth periodic reports. The document covers progress and gaps for the 1998–2008 implementation period, outlines legislative measures and remaining challenges, and describes institutional and outcomes-based approaches. It organizes detailed answers by thematic areas, including legal status, gender stereotypes, violence, trafficking, participation, education, employment, health, and family life, for consideration at the Committee’s forty-eighth session in 2011.

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Introduction

Responses to list of issues and questions raised by the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

General

Legal status and visibility of the Convention

Discriminatory laws / provisions

National machinery for the advancement of women

Stereotypes, cultural practices

Violence against women

Trafficking, exploitation of prostitution

Political participation and participation in public life, temporary special measures

Education

Employment

Health

Disadvantaged groups of women, rural women, poverty

Data Base for Integrated Sustainable Rural Development

National Fund for Women

Older Women and Women with Disabilities

Marriage and family life

Amendment to article 20, paragraph 1

Additional information

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Distr.: General 10 January 2011 Original: English Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Pre-session working group Forty-eighth session 17 January-4 February 2011 Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the combined second, third and fourth periodic reports South Africa * ** * This document was submitted late due to delayed inputs from other sources. ** In accordance with the information transmitted to States parties regarding the processing of their reports, the present document was not formally edited before being sent to the United Nations translation services. Contents Paragraphs Page 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1-7 3 2. Responses to list of issues and questions raised by the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW/C/ZAF/Q/4) in consideration of the combined second, third and fourth periodic reports of South Africa (CEDAW/C/ZAF/2-4) ...................................................................... 8-200 4 2.1 General ......................................................................................................................................... 8-16 4 2.2 Legal status and visibility of the Convention ................................................................................................... 17-31 5 2.3 Discriminatory laws / provisions ...................................................................................................................... 32-51 8 2.4 National machinery for the advancement of women ....................................................................................... 52-56 15 2.5 Stereotypes, cultural practices ......................................................................................................................... 57-66 15 2.6 Violence against women .................................................................................................................................. 67-85 17 2.7 Trafficking, exploitation of prostitution .......................................................................................................... 86-101 20 2.8 Political participation and participation in public life, temporary special measures ......................................... 102-108 23 2.9 Education ......................................................................................................................................... 109-127 26 2.10 Employment ......................................................................................................................................... 128-141 34 2.11 Health ......................................................................................................................................... 142-162 37 2.12 Disadvantaged groups of women, rural women, poverty .............................................................................. 163-170 41 2.13 Data Base for Integrated Sustainable Rural Development ............................................................................. 171 42 2.14 National Fund for Women .............................................................................................................................. 172-173 43 2.15 Older Women and Women with Disabilities .................................................................................................. 174-180 43 2.16 Marriage and family life ................................................................................................................................ 181-188 44 2.17 Amendment to article 20, paragraph 1 ........................................................................................................... 189 46 2.1

FAQs

What is the purpose of this report?

It provides specific responses to questions raised by the CEDAW pre-session working group about South Africa’s combined second, third, and fourth periodic reports and the progress made in implementing the Convention for 1998–2008.

Which time period and reports are covered?

The responses relate to implementation progress for the period 1998–2008 and are based on the combined second, third, and fourth periodic reports of South Africa.

How does the report address challenges in implementation?

It notes legislative measures already in place while acknowledging gaps and challenges in full implementation, emphasizing stronger implementation, monitoring, and an outcomes approach with critical outcomes tied to national priorities.

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