ANC Women's League eThekwini regional chairperson Sinegugu Sishange has called for the total implementation of the 50/50 gender representation policy.
As part of getting women to vote for the ANC in numbers in eThekwini, the regional Women's League chairperson, Sinegugu Sishange has called for the total implementation of a 50/50 gender representation policy in the selection of councillor candidates.
In an interview on Sunday morning to outline the League’s election strategy, Sishange said that one of the strategies to encourage more women to vote for the ANC in the coming local government elections is to ensure their meaningful participation in the governance of eThekwini Municipality. She said the league has realised that while mobilising women to vote for the ANC, it is the league’s responsibility to guard against women being made voting cows for men to be councillors.
“ANC took this decision a long time ago to ensure a 50/50 gender representation in the public and private spheres, however, here in eThekwini the policy’s total implementation has not been realised. We have met as the league and resolved that this time we need the total implementation of the policy to encourage women to vote for our party in numbers, ensuring that we keep the city under our control,” said Sishange.
