[LISTEN] Men must stop demanding sex for positions, pleads Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has pleaded with South African men to stop demanding that women sleep with them to secure a job or earn a promotion.
Ramaphosa has expressed concern over the tendency by men to demand women have sexual relations with them in order to secure a job.
“Women are expected to sleep their way into higher positions, and we are saying, that must come to an end,” Ramaphosa said on Monday.
He engaged with the Lusikisiki community in the Eastern Cape on femicide, gender-based violence and the killing of people living with albinism.
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The annual crime statistics revealed that sexual offences increased by 4.6% nationally to 52 420 – 2 312 more than the year before.
“Women does not need to sleep with anybody to get employment. She does not need sleep with anybody to get a promotion. Women must be respected in their own name and right,” said Ramaphosa.