Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003)Codes of Good Practice on Broad-Based Black Economic EmpowermentProperty Sector Charter17. Gender Transformation |
| (17.1) | The sector continues to reflect vast inequalities in representation of women in general and black women in particular in ownership, control, arrangement and in skilled professions in the sector. |
| (17.2) | In acknowledging the cross-cutting nature of gender across all elements of B-BBEE and its integral nature to transformation of the sector, the parties to this charter commit to: |
| (17.2.1) | Enhance gender awareness in the workplace and promote a conducive and empowering environment for women in general; |
| (17.2.2) | Strengthen gender equality training, gender-based violence awareness and the dissemination of gender-disaggregated and gender-relevant information; |
| (17.2.3) | Target skills development and employment equity for women particularly in areas that are presently male dominated; |
| (17.2.4) | Design targeted procurement and enterprise development programmes which increase the participation of women as owners of property assets and business in the sector; |
| (17.2.5) | Identify barriers for black women advancement and design targeted programmes to increase the representivity and the empowerment of black women in the sector as outlined in all elements of this charter; and |
| (17.2.6) | Devise policies on gender that address the above objectives and submit the policies together with a report of progress in implementing the policies annually to the Charter Council. |