Businesses require some form of financing at some point: during the early stages to start the business, to keep an existing one running by supporting operations and ensuring a ready supply of capital and liquidity, or when expansion or growth is planned. Access to funding...
In this paper, we offer reflections and narratives from a diverse group of women in entrepreneurship education regarding the need for positive change....
South Africa has amongst the highest levels of inequality globally, coupled with a high level of unemployment, with in excess of 55% of its population living in poverty. Women and children often bear the brunt of the compound effects of poverty, unemployment, and inequality, resulting...
Entrepreneurship is an avenue by which women can become economically active and overcome a range of barriers that compromise their development and empowerment. Women entrepreneurs are an imperative in a country’s economic development, especially in less industrialised countries....
Quite simply, women generally cannot afford to retire as soon or as comfortably as their male counterparts — if at all. In this article, I provide a brief overview of some of the factors contributing to the gender pension gap, together with suggested solutions to...
South Africa has a well-developed system of social assistance grants that are, partly by design, paid out mainly to women. The prioritisation of social assistance in the national budget is in line with Section 27(1) of the Constitution, which states that “everyone has the right...
Achieving gender equity in tax systems is fundamental to supporting inclusive growth, which, in turn, can encourage labour force participation, enhance entrepreneurship and investment decisions, and ultimately improve the wellbeing of all citizens — men and women. ...
November 19 marks International Men’s Day, coinciding with what is better known as ‘Movember’, an initiative created to help raise awareness about men’s health issues. International Men’s Day also draws attention to the challenges related to workplace diversity and inclusion faced by men. The 2021...
The central question considered in this piece is whether the proposed amendments to the Employment Equity Act through the Employment Equity Amendment Bill will work further towards eradicating the hurdles which remain in place for women in the workplace, or if it will simply fall...
While the norms around masculinity have shaped men’s expectations around care, these same norms are not static and are subject to change. There is the personal choice to care for the family and be an active father, but also wider changes in society around the...
Pregnancy, maternity leave, and childcare are often watershed events in women’s lives, and juggling a career and motherhood is undeniable difficult, as the two identities each have their own, often conflicting, demands. Therefore some women opt to become stay-at-home mothers, however, the greatest obstacle faced...
If South Africa does not transform the gendered norms of care and the structural barriers in the way of women’s labour force participation and employment, the feminisation of poverty will persist. Addressing this challenge is an opportunity waiting to be seized by both the state...
Improving access to high-quality, age-appropriate early childhood care and education (ECCE) is a national imperative, recognised in numerous pieces of legislation and policy in South Africa. While the benefits to children of the proliferation of these services are clear, the associated opportunities for benefits to...
Improving access to high-quality, age-appropriate early childhood care and education (ECCE) is a national imperative, recognised in numerous pieces of legislation and policy in South Africa. While the benefits to children of the proliferation of these services are clear, the associated opportunities for benefits to...
My lockdown experience has been filled with mixed emotions. Ups and downs. Wins and losses. The organisation I currently work for ensured a very smooth transition into the work from home (WFH) experience. The week of the announcement we were given the opportunity to take...