Report: Status Of Women In The South African Economy

Now available online: the full report co-authored by the DPRU on the "Status Of Women In The South African Economy".

This is the first Government Report on the Status of Women in the SA economy, since the Ministry in the Presidency Responsible for Women was established in May 2014, and serves as a baseline document for the work to promote the socio-economic empowerment of women and gender equality.

This report articulates the current situation, while providing insight into some of the trends that are discernible in the data on women in the South African economy. It provides a step towards building a reliable knowledge base and disaggregated data that will inform women's socio-economic empowerment, and the advancement of gender equality in the country.