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 | Aug 11, 2020 | Security and Legal
Microsoft South Africa, together with leading gender-based violence NPO partners, 1000 Women Trust and TEARS Foundation, have launched the Safe@Home Hackathon to address gender-based violence in South Africa. The virtual hackathon, which will run from 22 September to...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 23, 2020 | Innovation
Rwanda is renowned as a pioneer for gender equality. In 2020, it was the only African country ranked in the top 10 of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report. It ranked in the top four in the Report’s political empowerment category, in recognition of the...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 16, 2020 | Workplace 2020
There is a general acceptance that there is a global security skills gap, almost three million security professionals according to (ISC)[1], and expected to grow over the coming years, writes Prabashni Naidoo, Director at Amazon Web Services South Africa. As...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 10, 2020 | Workplace 2020
A huge 84% of chief sales officers (CSOs) report they are satisfied with the gender diversity of their sales organisations; however, men still outnumber women in all levels of the organisation, according to Gartner. “While heads of sales are generally satisfied with...
