dc.contributor.author |
Kahn S.B.
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dc.contributor.author |
Louw, V.N.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-12-13T12:08:33Z |
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dc.date.available |
2018-12-13T12:08:33Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Kahn,S.B and Louw, V.N. 2011. Women’s representativeness in the South African public service. Journal of Public Administration , Vol. 46 (1). p. 669 - 682 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0036-0767 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25148 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This article examines the extent to which women were represented within
senior management services (SMS) in the South African public service
during 1999 to 2009. Statistics from quantitative research were used to
determine whether women benefited from the equality and equity provided by
the government. The results suggest that it will take considerable time for women
to reach equality with men as top executives, since the government’s target of 50%
women’s representation at SMS by 31 March 2009 was not achieved, although
women comprise 52.76% of the working population of South Africa. The South
African public service achieved 34.87% women’s representation at SMS, which
was a slowdown in women’s advancement at a rate of 1.11% per year from 2005
to 2009. Women’s representation would not only bring about substantive equality
and equity in the South African public service, but would also permit women
equal access to the government’s decision-making processes. It is suggested that
women be given more advancement opportunities, which would allow them to
achieve representation and self-actualisation. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
SAAPAM |
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dc.subject |
Women |
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dc.subject |
Representativeness |
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dc.subject |
South Africa |
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dc.subject |
Public Sector |
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dc.subject |
Public Service |
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dc.title |
Women’s representativeness in the South African public service. |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.description.department |
Public Administration |
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