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January 5, 2022

Changing the workplace for working women with Dr. Shirley Zinn

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr. Shirley Zinn, who serves as a Non-Executive Director on several corporate boards (Sanlam, MTN, Spur, Boston Consulting Group, World Wildlife Fu...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the CEO of BP Southern Africa, Ms Taelo Mojapelo. She shares key career and life moments that have shaped her, with courage being a guiding force. We discuss the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles and factors affecting this, from underdeveloped soft skills to operating in a patriarchal environment. We highlight the responsibility of female leaders to not only develop upcoming women but open opportunities for them to ascend to the top. For example, BP Southern Africa now has 45% female representation at executive level. Gender equity and the fight for female emancipation is not under the jurisdiction of women alone; to accelerate these agendas men need to advocate for these issues too. Tune in for more.

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December 15, 2021

Women in leadership with BP Southern Africa CEO Taelo Mojapelo

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the CEO of BP Southern Africa, Ms Taelo Mojapelo. She shares key career and life moments that have shaped her, with courage being a guiding force. ...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Prof. Clare Kelso, who heads up the Department of Geography, Environmental Management & Energy Studies at the University of Johannesburg. Our conversation considers the impact of climate change on female farmers, noting the intersectionality of power dynamics that exacerbates the vulnerability of women to climate change, notably fewer opportunities to education, lack of land ownership and limited access to financial resources. We reflect on driving necessary change within existing systems from the inside out, e.g. for female leaders to adjust the mechanics of their workplaces to lift barriers that impede women’s success by redesigning systems that no longer serve the interests of the workforce and society. We recognise that in academic sectors there is a tendency for women to spend disproportionately more time than men on activities (like teaching) that have a lower weighting on promotional score cards, which hinders career advancement. We remark on resilience as an important attribute in the pursuit of success. Tune in for more.

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November 17, 2021

Climate change and gender with Prof. Clare Kelso – University of Johannesburg

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Prof. Clare Kelso, who heads up the Department of Geography, Environmental Management & Energy Studies at the University of Johannesburg. Our c...

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December 20, 2018

Parliamentarian & Chairperson Portfolio Committee on Tourism: Lusizo Makhubela-Mashele

This week on Womanity – Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Parliamentarian and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism Ms Lusizo Makhubela-Mashele about some of the responsibilities in this ro...

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October 25, 2018

South Africa’s High Commissioner to New Zealand Vuyiswa Tulelo

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to South Africa’s High Commissioner to New Zealand Ms Vuyiswa Tulelo. We discuss some aspects in her portfolio, such as strengthening inter-country r...

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