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REPORT: GENDER PARITY WILL NOT BE ATTAINED FOR 99.5 YEARS

- GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT 2020.

That would mean, TWO generations of females within your bloodline, MIGHT see the fruits of being employed, paid and promoted into leadership roles that are on par and equal to male counterparts within the same role and industry.

This is not about being a feminist, this is a clear social injustice. A human error that needs to be addressed for rapid change to take place and progress made, hopefully - in this lifetime.

“ To address these deficiencies, workforce strategies must ensure that women are better equipped (in terms of improved skills or re-skilling) to deal with the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.

It's not enough to appoint the "shopfront” - a female in a leadership position, without, the empowerment/support that she needs to innovatively effect change OR appointing the "Queen Bee” to ensure that the hive knows their rank - and existing management and culture continue with their dated ways. 

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

“Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime. But teach a woman to fish, and everyone eats". - RA