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....
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....
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...
“Instil ubuntu — we are who we are because of others.”...
“If your gut tells you to do something, put your head down and do it.”...
