Women in the Harambee Prosperity Plan
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Does the HPP fast track women’s development toward the achievement of Vision 2030, the AU’s Agenda 2063, and
the Sustainable Development Goals?
Why the focus on women?
“Acomprehensive,gender-specificunderstandingofpoverty
improvesna9onaldevelopmentstrategyeffortsintermsofbothjus9ceandefficiency.…Whengiventheopportunitytounfoldtheir
fulleconomicpoten9al,womencanincreaseproduc9onandhouseholdincome.Thisincreasesproduc9vitythroughouttheen9re
economy,promoteseconomicgrowthandreducespoverty.”
-GTZGovernance&DemocracyDivision
Is gender neutrality enough?
Goodgovernanceisrecognisedasessen9altopovertyreduc9oneffortsandrespectforhumanrights,aswellasconflictpreven9on,growth,andenvironmentalprotec9on.Accordingtotheexpansivedefini9on,goodgovernanceimpliesdemocra9cgovernance,meaninganagendaforpar9cipa9on,humanrights,andsocialjus9ce.Womenoughttobenefitasmuchasmenfromgovernancereforms.Ifgovernancereformsdonotaddressthesocialrela9onsthatunderminewomen’scapacitytopar9cipateinpublicdecisions,theyruntheriskofreproducinggenderbiasesandpaKernsofexclusioninthemanagementofpublicaffairs.
-UNWomen
What is the HPP?
Mentions related to women in HPP Words Men$ons
1Gender
Context:InChapter2,0tled‘BuildingtheLegacy’“AsaresultoftherulingParty’sdecisiontopromote50/50zebrastylegenderrepresenta9onacrossallstructuresoftheParty,Namibianowranksnumber2inAfricaandnumber4intheworld.”
3Woman
Context:UndertheYouthEnterpriseDevelopmentpillar(insitua0onalanalysis):“TheHarambeePlantodeliverprosperitytoayouthfulna9onthereforeiden9fiesyouthinpar9cularyoungwomen,askeytargetbeneficiariesfordevelopmentandalsokeyimplemen9ngpartnersandpar9cipants.”Context:UndertheSocialProgressionpillar(InfantandMaternalMortalitysub-pillar)“ProvisionofEssen9alDrugs:Wewillensurethatessen9aldrugs,suchasergometrineandan9hypertensives,aswellasmonitoringequipment,incaseofdiabe9cpregnanciestomeasurebloodsugarlevelareavailabletopregnantwomen.Onemotherwhodieswhilegivingbirthisonemothertoomany”andwemust,therefore,doeverythingwecantopreventitfromhappening.Thiswillallowforwomentobedischargedearlier,therebyfreeingupbedspaceandminimisingrisksofinfec9onratesandthrombosis.”
Mentions related to women in HPP
Words Men$ons
2Female
Context:InChapter2,0tled‘BuildingtheLegacy’“Moreover,allNamibiansmeaningfullypar9cipateindemocra9cprocessesandstructuresandourfemalepopula9onhasnotbeenle\behind.AsaresultoftherulingParty’sdecisiontopromote50/50zebrastylegenderrepresenta9onacrossallstructuresoftheParty,Namibianowranksnumber2inAfricaandnumber4intheworld.Femalerepresenta9oninParliamentwillgoalongway,tofurtherreinforceoursharedbeliefsofinclusivityandfairopportunity.”
21Maternal
10Mother
Context:Allmen0onsoftheword‘maternal’or‘mother’relatetotheSocialProgressionsub-pillaronaddressinginfantandmaternalmortality.Inthisvein(summarily),thereportnotesthat“InfantandMaternalMortalitywillbesignificantlyreducedthroughtheprovisionofessen9aldrugs,deploymentofcommunityhealthworkersandcommunitymidwives,introduc9onofadedicatedmaternal/neonatalambulancesystemandincreasedtraininginobstetricsandgynaecology.”
The State of Namibia’s women… Indicator Measure
NamibianPopula$on 2,247,021
Male 1,091,005(48.6%)
Female 1,156,119(51.4%)
Urban 1,066,044(47.4%)
Rural 1,181,080(52.6%)
Poverty 28.7%
Male-headedhouseholds 26.2%
Female-headedhouseholds 32.2%
SeverePoverty 15.3%
HeadofHousehold
Male 56%
Female 44%
The State of Namibia’s women… Indicator Measure
Unemployment 28.1%
Male 24.3%
Female 31.7%
Male(Rural) 26.9%
Female(Rural 33.2%
Male(Urban 22.2%
Female(Urban) 30.4%
AnnualIncomeperCapita(2010NHIES) N$16,895
Male N$20,939
Female N$11,645
AverageMonthlyWageforPaidEmployees(2014NLFS)
N$6,626
Male N$6,965
Female N$6,164
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The State of Namibia’s women…
Gender-BasedViolenceinNamibiaiswidespread,withthemostcommonformsofGBVbeingdomes9cviolenceperpetratedbyanin9matepartner,rape,sexualharassmentandforcedmarriages.
1075
ofrapecases,womenandgirlsarethevic9ms
ofrapevic9msarebelowtheageof18andapproximately
reportedcasesofrapena9onwideforeachyearbetween2009-2012
33%ofyoungwomenreporttheirearlysexualexperiencespriortoage15asforced30%
+92%Inoffemalerespondents(aged15to49)totheNDHSsurveystatedthatitwasjus9fiableforamantobeathiswifeforatleastoneofthespecifiedreasons
28.2%
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The State of Namibia’s women…
Indicator Measure
%WomeninGovernance* Na9onalAssembly 42%Na9onalCouncil 26%RegionalCouncils 16%LocalAuthori9es ≥42%%WomeninDecision-Making Womeninmanagementinprivatesector(incl.execu9vedirectors(19.8%)&seniormanagement(32.6%)) 29.5%
Womeninmanagementinparastatals 27%
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Policies on Women Na$onalgenderpolicies&interna$onalorregionalinstrumentsongender,signed/ra$fiedbyNamibiaNa$onalpolicieslinkedtogenderequality&women’sempowerment
§ Vision2030§ Na9onalDevelopmentPlans(especially1-3)§ MarriedPersonsEqualityAct(1996)§ Comba9ngofDomes9cViolenceAct(2003)§ Tradi9onalAuthori9esAct(1995)§ LocalAuthori9esAct(1992)§ (Revised)Na9onalGenderPolicy(2010-2020)(2010)§ Na9onalGenderPlanofAc9on(2011)§ Na9onalPlanofAc9ononGenderBasedViolence(2012-2016)§ LabourAct11of2007(sexualharrassment)
Regionalorcon$nentalconven$ons/protocolsrelatedtogender,towhichNamibiaissignatory
§ SADCDeclara9ononGenderandDevelopmentanditsAddendumonthePreven9onandEradica9onofViolenceagainstWomenandChildren
§ TheProtocoltotheAfricanCharteronHumanandPeoples’RightsontheRightsofWomeninAfricaSADCProtocolonGenderandDevelopment
§ AfricanCharterontheRightsandWelfareoftheChild
Interna$onalconven$ons/protocolsrelatedtogender,towhichNamibiaissignatory
§ TheBeijingDeclara9onandPlapormforAc9on(BPFA)§ TheConven9onontheElimina9onofAllFormsofdiscrimina9onAgainstWomen(CEDAW,1997),and
itsOp9onalProtocol§ TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDGs)(2000)§ TheConven9onontheRightsoftheChild(1990)§ TheUNConven9onagainstTransna9onalCrime,2000(UNTOC)andtheProtocoltoPrevent,Suppress
andPunishTraffickinginPersons,especiallyWomenandChildren,knownasthePalermoProtocol§ TheUNSecurityCouncilResolu9on1325onWomen,PeaceandSecurity(2000)§ TheInterna9onalConferenceonPopula9onandDevelopment(1994)§ TheUniversalDeclara9ononHumanRights(UDHR)§ Interna9onalCovenantonCivilandPoli9calRights(ICCPR)§ Interna9onalCovenantonEconomic,SocialandCulturalRights(ICESCR)
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Vision2030§ Namibia’slongtermdevelopmentplan§ AprosperousandindustralisedNamibia,
developedbyherhumanresources,enjoyingpeace,harmonyandpoli9calstability
§ Genderequalityhighlightedasoneofthedrivingforces
§ 7keytargetswrtgender&development
Agenda2063§ Strategicframeworkforthesocio-economic
transforma9onofthecon9nent§ Highlights7aspira9onsfor‘TheAfricaWeWant’§ Women’sdevelopmentasakeytheme§ 4targetsspecifictogender
Agenda2030(SDGs)§ Auniversalcalltoac9ontoendpoverty,protect
theplanetandensurethatallpeopleenjoypeaceandprosperity.
§ 17majorgoals–169targets§ SDG5focusongenderequality–9targets§ Cross-cusngfocusongender
Does HPP tick the boxes for women?
L-TStrategyGendertargetboxes$cked?
Issuesaddressed
Vision2030 7targets2“somewhat”scores
§ Intensifyingimplementa9onofexis9nggender-andrelatedpolicies,programmesandlegisla9ons.
§ Buildingcapacityofresearchers,trainersandplannersinpar9cipatoryandgenderresponsivemethodsfordatacollec9on,analysis,interpreta9onandplanning.
AUAgenda2063
5targets1“yes”score1“somewhat”score
§ Africashallbeaninclusivecon9nentwherenochild,womanormanwillbele\behindorexcluded,onthebasisofgender,poli9calaffilia9on,religion,ethnicaffilia9on,locality,ageorotherfactors.
§ Africaof2063willhavefullgenderparity,withwomenoccupyingatleast50%ofelectedpublicofficesatalllevelsandhalfofmanagerialposi9onsinthepublicandtheprivatesector.
TheSDGs–Agenda2030
9targets3“somewhat”scores
§ Ensurewomen’sfullandeffec9vepar9cipa9onandequalopportuni9esforleadership
§ Ensureuniversalaccesstosexualandreproduc9vehealthandreproduc9verights
§ Undertakereformstogivewomenequalrightstoeconomicresources
Conclusion & Recommendations
§ HPP,whileamedium-termgoal,doeslihletofast-trackourachievementoflongtermgoals
§ Women’sdevelopmentandgenderequalityrequiresa
morepronouncedpresenceinthepolicyspace
§ NDP5shouldtakenoteoftheimportanceofgenderequalityinachievingpovertyeradica$on
§ MGECWneedstoassertitselfasaMinistrywithacross-cuingfocuswithbroadimpacts
§ Fourkeycondi$onstobeappliedacrosstheboard:• Gendermainstreaming• Genderbudge$ng• Monitoringandevalua$onofgenderimpacts
(includingtrackingofgenderdisaggregateddata)• Accountabilitywithregardstogender
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