{"id":23455,"date":"2025-08-18T11:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/?p=23455"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:01:21","slug":"g20-summit-2025-p20-womens-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/g20-summit-2025-p20-womens-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"G20 Summit 2025: P20 Women\u2019s Parliament Pushes for Inclusive Growth and Women\u2019s Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa hosted the agenda-setting 2025 P20 Women\u2019s Parliament on 13 and 14 August 2025. This significant event took place under the theme \u201cAccelerating Equality, Sustainability and Shared Growth.\u201d It provided a critical platform to transform gender equality, inclusive development, and women\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/g20-interfaith-forum\/\">Promoting Social Cohesion Through Education: Key Takeaways from G20 Interfaith Forum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-p20\">What is the P20?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The P20 Women\u2019s Parliament is a sectoral parliamentary forum that convenes women parliamentarians from G20 member countries. It serves as a high-level platform to focus on gender-responsive and developmental priorities. These efforts aim at accelerating gender equality, inclusive growth, and women\u2019s empowerment. The 2025 P20 Women\u2019s Parliament was held in South Africa as part of the country\u2019s G20 presidency activities. It aligned closely with national and global gender equality frameworks. These include South Africa\u2019s Women\u2019s Charter for Accelerated Development, the Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP), the African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063, and the G20 Women\u2019s Empowerment Agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its purpose is to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.gov.za\/news\/p20-womens-parliament-urges-g20-drive-inclusive-growth-and-gender-equality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> strategically build<\/a> and institutionalise cooperation and oversight mechanisms within government. This ensures that gender transformation priorities are effectively implemented across all sectors. The P20 Women\u2019s Parliament provides a meaningful platform for legislators, government officials, development partners, and civil society. They share innovative solutions, review progress, identify gaps, and forge alliances toward a more just, sustainable, and equitable future for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-103270095\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aligning-with-global-milestones\">Aligning with Global Milestones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The year 2025 marks major milestones for global gender and development goals. These include the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and a decade of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> (SDGs). The P20 Women\u2019s Parliament used this moment to reinforce commitments toward accelerated progress in gender equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gauteng-image-1755507124.png\" alt=\"Gauteng News Image\" class=\"wp-image-23459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gauteng-image-1755507124.png 800w, https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gauteng-image-1755507124-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gauteng-image-1755507124-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmit.libguides.com\/researchintegrity\/SDGs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RMIT University Library<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connecting-national-and-global-agendas\">Connecting National and Global Agendas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The forum emphasised aligning South Africa\u2019s Women\u2019s Charter for Accelerated Development and the Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) with broader strategies. These include the African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063 and the G20 Women\u2019s Empowerment Agenda. This <a href=\"https:\/\/g20.org\/track\/parliament-p20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">strategic coherence<\/a> aims to galvanise legislative, oversight, and representative functions across sectors to drive gender transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-724069300\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inclusive-participation\">Inclusive Participation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees included Parliament\u2019s Presiding Officers and women leaders from regional and international development partners. These partners include the African Union, UN Women, and G20, as well as provincial legislatures, NGOs, and Chapter 9 institutions. Members of Parliament\u2019s Multiparty Women\u2019s Caucus and Portfolio Committees focused on Women, Children, and Persons with Disabilities contributed to the discussions. Experts from the Parliamentary Budget Office also participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-focus-areas\">Key Focus Areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The P20 Women\u2019s Parliament highlighted critical topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advancing women\u2019s economic empowerment, especially in rural areas and agriculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expanding women\u2019s access to quality healthcare, education, and social protection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthening legislation to combat gender-based violence (GBV)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhancing women\u2019s participation in political and development processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth that benefits all genders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-343404450\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-government-leadership-and-commitments\">Government Leadership and Commitments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy President Paul Mashatile delivered a keynote address highlighting women\u2019s historic and ongoing contributions to South Africa\u2019s transformation. He stressed the importance of \u201ccorrecting the gender redistributional bias of growth and development.\u201d This emphasized partnership among government branches to drive gender mainstreaming and implement women-focused development charters and policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy President Mashatile reaffirmed South Africa\u2019s commitment as host of the 2025 G20 Summit. He noted efforts to prioritise women empowerment through mechanisms such as the Women20 (W20) Engagement Group. The government aims to harness these platforms to address key issues. These include the care economy, financial inclusion, rural women\u2019s empowerment, agricultural support, and combating GBV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">P20 Women&#39;s Parliament. &quot;Accelerating Equality, Sustainability and Shared Growth&quot;, with women engaging on climate change impact on women in townships such as floods and fires.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/P20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#P20<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/p20womensparliament?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#p20womensparliament<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/G20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#G20<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/7thParliament?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#7thParliament<\/a>\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lOpTAUASC4\">pic.twitter.com\/lOpTAUASC4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PWMSA (@pwmsaorgZA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pwmsaorgZA\/status\/1955950299669025062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pwmsaorgZA\/status\/1955950299669025062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X\/Twitter<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-path-forward\">The Path Forward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Women\u2019s Parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/g20.org\/track\/parliament-p20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">set a clear agenda<\/a> for actionable steps. This included reviewing and amending legislation to accelerate gender equity and stop gender-based violence. This event laid foundational work for the upcoming 11th P20 Speakers\u2019 Summit scheduled for October 2025 in Cape Town. It consolidated South Africa\u2019s leadership role on the global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HazelGooding?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HazelGooding<\/a> , Deputy Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unwomenSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@unwomenSA<\/a>, presented  on the status of gender equality &amp; women&#39;s empowerment at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/P20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#P20<\/a> Women&#39;s Parliament session yesterday. The P20 is a unique platform for the parliaments of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/G20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#G20<\/a> countries to contribute to the debates on global issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r9TQ9HFfze\">pic.twitter.com\/r9TQ9HFfze<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UN Women South Africa (@unwomenSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unwomenSA\/status\/1955975713758015944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/unwomenSA\/status\/1955975713758015944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X\/Twitter<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-1776637829\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content gaute-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-public-access-and-transparency\">Public Access and Transparency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The P20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.gov.za\/news\/p20-womens-parliament-urges-g20-drive-inclusive-growth-and-gender-equality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women\u2019s Parliament<\/a> was hosted as a hybrid event. Sessions were available to the public via live stream on Parliament TV and social media platforms. This transparency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/news\/speeches\/deputy-president-paul-mashatile-p20-womens-parliament-7th-administration-13-aug-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aimed to foster<\/a> widespread engagement and raise awareness about gender equality and inclusive growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"P20 WOMEN\u2019S PARLIAMENT, 13 August 2025\" width=\"755\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ETvS1GJZiWU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ETvS1GJZiWU?si=Na2ifIXieBYcXi-h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 P20 Women\u2019s Parliament in South Africa emphasises accelerating gender equality, inclusive growth, and women\u2019s empowerment in alignment with global development goals and the G20 agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":23462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"The 2025 P20 Women\u2019s Parliament in South Africa emphasises accelerating gender equality, inclusive growth, and women\u2019s empowerment in alignment with global development goals and the G20 agenda.","footnotes":""},"categories":[521],"tags":[506,9460,2585,8455,2586,2063,3737,6148],"class_list":{"0":"post-23455","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-g20","8":"tag-g20","9":"tag-g20-south-africa","10":"tag-gbv","11":"tag-gender-equality","12":"tag-gender-based-violence","13":"tag-parliament","14":"tag-sustainability","15":"tag-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23455"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23463,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23455\/revisions\/23463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}