This Nike commercial, "It's only crazy until you do it," captures the conversation about gender bias -- a very powerful way to acknowledge Women's Day on 9 August. A real, everyday example of gender bias in action A [...]
Gender should not determine pay; contribution should. Unfair pay practises are not accepted by children, so why are they accepted by adults? With so many years of programming and conditioning many men AND women don't even think to check if there is [...]
Want to know how to create sustainable advancement of women, instead of just paying lip service to the women empowerment conversation? Join me for this podcast as I chat to Colleen Larsen, Chief Executive of Business Engage. She has [...]
The Rise Of A Powerful Woman Want some inspiration from a powerful woman? Armed with just R1 000 in her pocket, a laptop and a cellphone, and sitting on her bedroom floor, this "can-do" woman, Farah Fortune famously started [...]
Women's Day: The only permission you need is your own. If the wheels aren't turning quickly enough for you, then start turning the wheel yourself. While this may not be possible for the majority of women in our country, [...]
Women's Empowerment. Who’s actually biased? Could it be, women, that you are? It’s 2022. We have electric cars, online shopping (and drones to deliver it), and artificial intelligence… Fantastic. But why, in this highly evolved environment, do we not [...]
What is your Seriti? Isn’t this a beautiful word? A melodic word? It’s the Sotho word for a concept that is really interesting, and not the easiest to define (there is not much information available on it). The direct translation [...]
How are you creating your 'BLACK GOLD'? What do parenting, management of teams, gardening and personal development have in common? Spring is here and none too soon. I am loving the heady scent of jasmine wafting through the warm air, [...]
While I strongly believe in being emotionally present and showing up for your children, in our busy, multi-tasking lives today we have to find creative ways of doing this on the run, without committing self-sacrifice in the process. While all [...]
Where does Women's Day come from? To know where South Africa’s National Women's Day comes from, you have to look back 62 years to 9 August 1956. This was an important day in our history, when women stood up for [...]