Deeply held beliefs still harm black women in particular in corporates
The gap between male and female participation rates has remained relatively stable over the past 16 years
History has it on record that when Amilcar Cabral of Guinea Bissau realised the significant role that women played in the national liberation war in that country, he tried to convince his male counterparts that a genuine national revolution did not mean only liberation from colonialism, but also from all socio-cultural forces that excluded women from decision making structures at every level of society. SA has a long history of gender discrimination and this is evident in the prevailing societal echelons where women are relegated to the traditional subordinated roles. Women also remain the victims of the gender pay gap that continues to rise thus seeing them getting paid less than their male counterparts. Even though this is a global challenge, it’s an unfortunate state of affairs that our policy makers and business society need to address urgently. The Global World Report for 2018/2019 paints such a devastating picture about the scourge of SA’s gender pay gap where it is reported t...
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