ANDILE KHUMALO: Fathers, be good to your daughters: our future leaders
Happy Women's Month, gentlemen
Earlier this year I received an invite from Judy Dlamini to be part of a panel discussion for the launch of her book, Equal But Different: Women Leaders' Life Stories - Overcoming Race, Gender and Social Class. Sis Judy, as she is fondly known to many of us, wrote the book as a consequence of her thesis research for her doctorate in business leadership. Her chosen theme was "The impact of the intersection of race, gender and social class on women leaders' work experience and career progression". I was nervous about speaking on gender transformation, mainly because I know nothing about the subject. With my unconventional mind and big mouth, I feared I would end up saying something politically incorrect and embarrass my host. So, I decided to do what I always do when confronted with a subject I know nothing about: read. So I read the book. Twice. Two things stood out for me The first was the role played by many of the women's fathers in their upbringing and how it directly contributed...
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