by Dianne Bayley | Aug 12, 2020 | Workplace 2020
A recent survey investigating the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 national lockdown has shown that, of the estimated three million job losses in South Africa between February and April 2020, twice as many jobs were lost by women than men. While many factors are...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 26, 2019 | Featured Articles
It is not a lack of talent that resulted in 30 JSE listed companies being without female representation on their boards, and a further 67 that may fall into this category. Rather, it is that female talent lacks deep experience in comparison to their male counterparts,...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 20, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Worldwide, gender equality continues to remain a focus area for many organisations as the awareness around the gender pay gap gains momentum. There is consensus regarding the need to transform boards and companies to bridge the gender pay gap, both from a...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 15, 2019 | Workplace 2020
In the United Kingdom, women only make up 17% of IT roles. In the United States, the percentage is slightly higher at 25% and in South Africa only 13% of STEM graduates are women. Lorna Hardie, Regional Director Sub-Saharan Africa at VMware shares how the value that a...
by Dianne Bayley | May 27, 2019 | Workplace 2020
The benefits of women in the workplace are even greater than originally thought, according to a new study by the International Monetary Fund. If countries with low gender equality improved their equality ratings, they could see their economies grow by an average of...
