20 June – Gender

Today we played interviews we had with three women who are promoting gender equality in South Africa. The first interview was with Liesel Theron – founder and CEO of Gender Dynamix. Gender DynamiX is the first and currently, the only African based organisation for the transgender community. Their aim is to create awareness and visualize transgenderism. For more information about the Gender DynamiX you can contact Liesel at 083 3207691 or visit www.genderdynamix.co.za

The other woman was Marietta De Vaal – Head of Research Unit from the Commission on Gender Equality. The commission is planning workshops and Gender Dialogues to be conducted throughout the country as a means of reaching out to the community and at the same time change the mind sets of those members of the society that need education in relation to gender equality. For more information you can contact them at 021 426 4080/3 or their Johannesburg office at (011) 403 7182 or visit their website at www.cge.org.za

The last interview was with Sbongile Ndashe – an attorney from the Women Legal Center. The center litigates cases which advance women’s rights and are in public interest particularly constitutional cases. For more information about the center you can contact their offices at (021) 421 1380 or visit their website at www.wlce.co.za