{"id":233978,"date":"2022-08-12T11:47:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T09:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/dube-ncubes-election-a-progressive-step-towards-transforming-gender-roles\/"},"modified":"2022-08-12T11:47:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T09:47:56","slug":"dube-ncubes-election-a-progressive-step-towards-transforming-gender-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/dube-ncubes-election-a-progressive-step-towards-transforming-gender-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Dube-Ncube’s election a progressive step towards transforming gender roles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has described the election of KwaZulu-Natal\u2019s first female Premier as a progressive step towards the transformation of gender roles in leadership and the development of women in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Nkoana-Mashabane commended the election of Nomusa Dube-Ncube who was sworn-in on Wednesday as the first female Premier in KwaZulu-Natal since the inception of democracy in South Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a victory in a patriarchal society [and] it proves that women can lead and show their leadership skills. The contributions of women in the fight against apartheid can no longer be silenced,\u201d Nkoana-Mashabane said.<\/p>\n

She added that the role of women did not end in the fight against apartheid, but women have been instrumental in \u201cshaping our democratic dispensation and so women\u2019s ascension to leadership roles must follow\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen have been at the forefront of the implementation of our progressive legislation through mass-based mobilisations and advocacy, driving transformational leadership and holding those in power accountable and therefore Dube-Ncube\u2019s appointment solidifies the fact that women are waiting to lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wish Premier Nomsa Dube-Ncube success in her role and we are confident that her set of skills will be able to help deal with societal issues that women, youth and persons with disabilities face, particularly in rural areas,\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n

Political parties must lead in embracing equal participation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) said the election of a female Premier in the province sends a strong message to society that political parties must lead in embracing equal participation of women and men in leadership and decision-making processes at all levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe commission would like to urge Premier Dube-Ncube to fundamentally fast-track gender transformation in KwaZulu-Natal and prioritise programmes that will empower women and rural women in particular, to participate in the mainstream economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CGE will always, if called upon, give necessary advice in gender related aspects in ensuring that gender equality is attained,\u201d said Commission spokesperson Javu Baloyi. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has described the election of KwaZulu-Natal\u2019s first female Premier as a progressive step towards the transformation of gender roles in leadership and the development of women in South Africa. Nkoana-Mashabane commended the election of Nomusa Dube-Ncube who was sworn-in on Wednesday as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[38678],"class_list":{"0":"post-233978","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-south-africa","8":"tag-sanews","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dube-ncubes-election-a-progressive-step-towards-transforming-gender-roles.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}