SADC Gender and Development Monitor 2016

The Southern African Development Community has published the sixth edition of the SADC Gender and Development Monitor. The Monitor "presents an account of progress made towards implementation of regional commitments to achieve gender equality and equity in line with the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development.

The publication shows that most countries in the region have made progress toward gender equality and equity in various sectors, and all Member States have increased the number of women at some levels of decision-making, although falling short of the target of 50:50 by 2015.

In addition to governance, the report covers the constitutional and legal frameworks, education and training, health, productive resources and employment, gender-based violence, peace building and conflict resolution, institutional mechanisms, and media."