Employees from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds experience a low level of workplace inclusion, even as their career advances and they rise through the ranks to senior leadership. This holds true across industries, job types, and regions.
Sanofi South Africa is proud to announce it has reached Level 1 B-BBEE status, the top rating in South Africa’s transformation framework and a rare achievement for a global healthcare company. The achievement underscores the role
With Belinda Overend, Chief Operating Officer of BastionIn 2025, the business case for diversity shouldn’t be a debate. In fact, it has only gained strength as top tier consultancies and research organisations, like McKinsey, continue to provide
In a country marked by stark economic disparities, South African women face unique challenges in achieving financial independence and security. The financial landscape, shaped by historical inequalities and ongoing societal barriers, often presents a complex maze for women to navigate. Despite
South Africa’s technical industries, from construction and engineering to logistics, energy, and manufacturing, are the backbone of South Africa’s infrastructure and innovation - essential to the nation’s development. Yet, despite major strides in gender equity
The path to a resilient economy is paved with the intentional dismantling of systemic barriers that have historically held women back. From tackling the gender pay gap to ensuring representation in senior leadership, the responsibility
Opinion by Matsie Mpshe, Founder and Managing Director at The Transformation Firm and Founder of the SMME Empowerment SummitSouth Africa has over 2.5 million small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), employing nearly 10 million people.
For Sasha Maharajh, Project Architect at BPAS, architecture was not a childhood dream but a discovery – one she made after a detour through studying a BA in psychology. She quickly discovered that it was not
By Dimpho Sepeng, Social Media Manager at the BEE ChamberB-BBEE Transformation challenges us, not just in how we do business, but in how we think, lead and engage, and it is okay if we do not
Diversity features prominently in the annual South Africa Spencer Stuart Board Index, which reports that women currently hold 37% of board director positions within JSE Top 50 companies, up from 35% in 2023. They also hold 40%
