{"id":185333,"date":"2018-08-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/185333\/gender-parity-the-way-to-go\/"},"modified":"2018-08-24T15:18:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T13:18:49","slug":"gender-parity-the-way-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/08\/24\/gender-parity-the-way-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender parity the way to go"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kobie Moller Hall situated at Bertha Gxowa Hospital was recently adorned with colour of pop when a number of women seeking to empower one another, and to defeat gender-based violence, gathered in the hall in their colourful doeks.<\/p>\n

The event, organised by Ekurhuleni Clinical Forensic Medical Services in conjunction with the Employee Wellness Programme of the Ekurhuleni District, sought to dissect the influence of social norms on gender-based violence.<\/p>

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Traditional, corporate and domestic laws which often see women as marginalised members of the community, formed part of the dialogue.<\/p>\n

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Kobie Moller Hall situated at Bertha Gxowa Hospital was filled with colourful headwraps worn by women determined to put an end to social norms and to defeat gender-based violence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Assistant manager of nursing at Ekurhuleni Clinical Forensic Medical Services Anna Mabunda, led the dialogue to figure out how women are dealing with domestic violence and femicide.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho is benefiting from these gender-norms?\u201d asked Tumi Seoloane, one of the guest speakers.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of these norms oppress us and do not allow us to use our power and intelligence to full capacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead, our own mothers and grandmothers perpetuate the cycle, instead of helping us break it.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost women are oppressed through the leagues of women who uphold patriarchal standards in the absence of men.\u201d<\/p>\n