Promoting gender equality and strengthening women’s leadership is essential for sustainable development.
Only 25%
of all national parliamentarians are women, up from 11% in 1995.
– UN Women
The current global labour force participation rate for women is close to 49%. For men its 75%. That’s a difference of 26 percentage point, with some regions facing a gap of more than 50% points.
– International Labour Organization
In south Africa only 32% of women are managers.
– Statistics South Africa
“To tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century, we must empower women and families, if we do not lift up women and families, everyone will fall short.”
“Achieving gender equality is about disrupting the status quo-Not negotiating it.”
“We need women at all levels including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.”