DAPHNE MASHILE-NKOSI | We must do more to liberate women (and men) from the morass of patriarchy
For instance, while women account for 51.2% of the South African population, the Commission for Employment Equity has pointed out that they comprise only 45.3% of the economically active population. Six out of 10 occupations employ more men than women, with the same pattern repeating itself in eight out of 10 economic sectors.
Overall, women account for 3.3% of CEO positions in all JSE listed companies in 2019. For their part, black women hold 20% of all directorships and 12.8% of CFO positions in 150 JSE listed companies that submitted employment equity reports for the 2019 financial year.Daphne Mashile-Nkosi The public sector takes the lead on women empowerment, with provincial governments boasting 60.2% of women representation. This welcome lead is an example from which other sectors should advisedly learn.
The newly formed non-partisan advocacy group, Women of SA , of which I am a proud member, is campaigning for the:improvement access to finance for women-owned and women-controlled businesses;criminalisation of unequal pay for equal work, and to;Since women’s issues are wide ranging, the foregoing is but a minimum programme.
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