THE GENDER AGENDA IN AGENDA 2063

The vision of Africa expressed in Agenda 2063 is one of an Africa whose

development is people-driven, especially relying on the potential
offered by its women
Under this vision, it is envisaged that there will be gender equality in all
spheres of life and an engaged and empowered youth
 THE GENDER AGENDA – KEY
COMPONENTS
Gender Equality:
1. By 2063, all forms of violence and discrimination (social, economic, political)
against women and girls would have been eliminated and they would fully enjoy all
their human rights. This means an end to all harmful social practices and that all
barriers to access to quality health and education for women and girls would be non-
existent.
2. The Africa of 2063 would see fully empowered women with equal access and
opportunity in all spheres of life. This means that the African woman would have
equal economic rights, including the rights to own and inherit property, sign a
contract, register and manage a business. Over 90% of rural women would have
access to productive assets, including land, credit, inputs and financial services.
3. The Africa of 2063 would see attainment of full gender parity. It would see women
occupy 50% of elected offices at state, regional and local bodies, and 50% of
managerial positions in government and private sector would be women.. The
economic and political glass ceiling hindering women’s progress would finally have
been broken.
THE CHALLENGES OF GENDER EQUALITY
IN AFRICA
Women:
The disproportionate burden African women bear in poverty, illiteracy and disease.
Women are 52 per cent of the population , but they have unequal access to
economic, political, social and cultural opportunities.
Many countries have legal frameworks guaranteeing seats for women in Parliament;
10 countries in Africa have achieved the 30% target for women representation in
Parliament – and the process is continuing.
Africa is addressing the gender gap in Primary Education However, the continent is
below the average for the group of LDC’s.
Gender parity at secondary and tertiary levels is however less promising, though
women’s enrolment at the tertiary level is growing faster than men.
The advancement of women’s rights in Africa has been demonstrated through the
high ratification of the CEDAW Protocol; to date, 36 Member States of the AU have
ratified it.
THE CHALLENGES OF GENDER EQUALITY
IN AFRICA
Majority of women are employed in agriculture where productivity and
incomes are low. Many of those employed outside agriculture are in the
informal sector where jobs are vulnerable and incomes low with
gender wage disparities.
The inadequate political commitment to match pronouncements on
restoration of gender inequalities with respect to access, participation
and advancement of women with deeds
Goal 14: Full gender equality in all spheres of life
To attain this goal, African countries would have to address the following priority areas and indicative strategies:
•Empowered women and girls and provide equal access and opportunity in all spheres of life
•End all forms of violence and discrimination (social, economic and political) against women and girls and ensure full
enjoyment of all their human rights

Priority Area Indicative Strategies

Empowered women and 
girls and provide equal
access and opportunity 
in all spheres of life

Develop / promote polices that will enhance access to productive
assets (including financing) by women and the youth
Develop / implement mechanisms for tracking progress towards
parity by women with respect to access to productive assets/skills,
participation in all levels of governance and advancement in
positions within the public and private sectors

End all forms of  Develop / implement national strategy for the promotion of the
rights of women, youth, children, the vulnerable, the marginalized,
violence and the physically challenged
discrimination  Ensure that education systems provide the young generation with
(social, economic and quality education that imparts key generic competencies, skills and
political) against attitudes that lead to a culture of lifelong learning and
women and girls and entrepreneurship.
 Promote skills acquisition through competency-based training for
ensure full
employment, sustainable livelihoods and responsible citizenship.
enjoyment of all their  Eliminate gender disparities and ensure gender equality, girls’ and
human rights women’s empowerment throughout the education system.
 RESULTS FRAMEWORK FOR
AGENDA 2063 - WOMEN
Goal Priority Areas for 2063 Targets
15. Full 6.1.2. Empowered women and girls and provide equal 1. Equal economic rights for women, including the
access and opportunity in all spheres of life rights to own and inherit property, sign a contract,
gender register and manage a business and own and
equality operate a bank account by 2025
2. Ensure 90% of rural women have access to
in all productive assets, including land, credit, inputs
spheres and financial services by 2030
3. 50% of all elected officials at local, regional and
of life national levels are women 2030
4. At least 50% of management positions in
government and private sector are held by
women by 2030
6.1.1. End all forms of violence and discrimination 1. Reduce to zero all acts of violence against women
(social, economic and political) against women and girls and girls in all settings (private, public as well as in
and ensure full enjoyment of all their human rights conflict situations)
2. End all harmful social norms and customary
practices against women and girls and those that
promote violence and discrimination against
women and girls by 2030
3. Eliminate all barriers to quality education, health
and social services for women and girls by 2030
4. End all forms of political, social, economic, legal
or administrative discrimination against women
by 2020