Women at Work

20 Sep 2021

Pay equity is a prerogative every investor should advance

By Staff Writer

When the UN General Assembly established International Equal Pay Day in 2019, they couldn’t have foretold the looming outbreak of Covid-19 a few months later, let alone the devastating impact it would have on the economic standing of women globally. Indeed, the status of women was deeply troubling even before the pandemic, with South African women shouldering household responsibilities as well as unemployment. This has been exacerbated in instances where the bread winner has passed away from Covid and women have been left to care for the financial needs of the household.

30 Aug 2018

Rainy day expenses a major distractor for women in the workplace

By Janice Roberts

Women are more worried about not having enough money when emergencies hit compared to their male counterparts – and this has a major impact on their productivity at work. “From our research, women are also more willing to save for emergencies than men” says Rigitte van Zyl, Head of Client Value Propositions at Momentum Corporate.