Pretoria – The Department of Public Services and Administration (DPSA), in collaboration with the World Bank, on Friday welcomed a delegation from Brazil's National Council for Internal Control (Conaci) for a study trip specifically focused on learning best practices in governance. participated in. The field of gender equality in the South African public service.
Conaci's mission focuses on strengthening governance and internal control mechanisms in Brazil's public administration and promoting the expansion and strengthening of internal audit practices, especially in areas such as gender equality. Luís Augusto Peixoto Rocha, Vice-President of Conaci, confirmed the organization's commitment to building a framework for promoting gender relations in Brazilian public administration through the acquisition of best practices from international initiatives.
“Our mission is to learn best practices in public administration regarding gender equality. We recently visited Spain and plan to go to other countries to develop a framework for strengthening gender relations in public administration in Brazil. We want to build,” Rocha said.
The main objective of this study tour is to gain insight into the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Gender Equality Seal in Public Administration in South Africa, with a particular focus on its strategic initiatives, objectives and implementation structure. The Gender Equality Seal is a corporate standard for gender equality that organizations can qualify and benchmark against in order to achieve certification according to best practices for gender equality within their organization. DPSA recently hosted a meeting with department heads appointed to the Gender Equality Seal Project to secure commitments.
South Africa's public sector, which currently employs more than 1.2 million civil servants, is comprised of 31% male and 69% female employees, with a gender imbalance in senior management services (SMS) roles. This has become an issue. Vice President Rocha echoed this imbalance, stressing that similar disparities exist in Brazil's public services, where women make up the majority of the workforce but are underrepresented in senior management positions.
Nico Mabunda, DPSA's Deputy Deputy Director-General for Human Resource Management and Development (HRM&D), emphasized the importance of this international cooperation, saying: and the empowerment of women in public services. The exchange of knowledge and strategies between South Africa and Brazil will contribute to global efforts to build more inclusive and equitable public administration systems. ”
Strategic exchanges between DPSA, the World Bank and Conaci are critical to promoting best practices in governance, gender equality in public administration, and in particular promoting international cooperation that provides a rich platform for learning, cooperation and mutual growth. It shows a step forward. Similarities between the two countries.
DPSA expressed its intention to pursue a more structured bilateral relationship with Brazil, based on the desire to build a just society.