Towards redressing historical inequities?: gender balancing in the South African civil service
SOURCE: Public Management Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Maphunye
KEYWORDS: CIVIL SERVICE, GENDER EQUALITY, POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4203
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6439
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6439
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Maphunye
KEYWORDS: CIVIL SERVICE, GENDER EQUALITY, POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4203
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6439
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6439
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Abstract
This article examines women's positions at senior management levels of South Africa's civil service given its affirmative action policy that attempts to tackle women's historical marginalization in public sector organizations. It examines `women's empowerment?, gender and race inside the public service within the context of South Africa's historical inequities within the civil service, and the post-apartheid government's attempts to correct these. It concludes that women's positions inside the civil service have improved gradually since the demise of apartheid, an initial step towards substantive equality with their male counterparts, but recognizes that much still needs to be done if women are to be represented proportionately in senior civil service positions. It argues that this might help to improve the implementation of gender sensitive programs at various policy levels. Information for this article was gathered from various sources including interviews with civil servants in selected national and provincial departments.-
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