Women’s Day Archives

11 Aug 2023

ABB empowers women and celebrates equality and resilience on Women’s Day

By Staff Writer

ABB’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Strategy 2030 plans to double the proportion of female managers worldwide over the next decade. With this initiative, ABB aims at achieving a 25% share of women in senior man-agement positions from currently 12.5%.

11 Aug 2023

Exceptional women making inroads into engineering at AECOM

By Staff Writer

"My message to other women is to embrace their identities and to be as authentic as possible, which is key. Let that be a source of strength and inspiration to pursue all your own dreams and goals."

10 Aug 2023

How one woman at Shumani leads the way in transport and logistics

By Staff Writer

Melissa contends that women are still “undermined and underestimated in the corporate world. We usually get misunderstood and overseen. Although we can do the job, some positions are just harder to come by when you are a woman.”

03 Aug 2022

Women thrive at the coalface of BI’s sales and customer service

By Staff Writer

Two women at the coalface of Bearing International’s sales and customer service operation agree that traditionally male-dominated technical industries are slowly bearing the fruit of increased diversity and inclusion policies. This is especially true on the occasion of Women’s Day on 9 August, with this year’s theme being ‘Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights for an...

02 Aug 2022

Women are indispensable partners at PHT

By Staff Writer

Meet the women at PHT, who, by simply being who they are, not only excel in their roles, but display qualities that are indispensable to the company’s success. People and partnerships are at the heart of everything PHT does, and the women who work at PHT embody this every day. Cynthia Mbangwa, warehouse manager Having...

06 Aug 2021

KAS Africa launches a women empowerment programme

By Staff Writer

August is national Women’s Month. To commemorate Women’s Day on 9August, KAS Africa – a Midrand-based contract manufacturing company – is launching a women empowerment programme for SMMEs. Vinny Perumal, CEO of KAS Africa, says the company will use this programme to seek out and support local women-owned businesses within the personal care and natural...

06 Aug 2021

Botanichem empowers women who are passionate about cosmetics

By Staff Writer

Botanichem is a female-owned business that believes in the significance of empowering young women in the cosmetics industry. Robyn Brown says the company has employed three interns over the years to give them the best training on offer, improving their skills and helping them gain the knowledge needed to succeed in the cosmetics industry. Botanichem...

06 Aug 2021

Symrise’s female leadership empowers their team to pay it forward

By Staff Writer

During the peak of the Covid-19 lockdown, many South Africans went hungry. It was these statistics that motivated the Symrise flavour division to investigate solutions that would assist in solving this problem. As part of their decode, design, deliver philosophy, the team went about engineering accessible solutions that could assist both customers and consumers. They decided to...

05 Aug 2021

Making it in a man’s world

By Staff Writer

This Women’s Day we are celebrating the strong women in the F&B industry like Bokang Thibela from Endress+Hauser, who is making waves as a sales engineer. Here’s what Bokang had to say about being a woman in a male-dominant industry. Q: What is your current role at Endress+Hauser? A: I am an external sales engineer...

14 Aug 2020

Avon calls on Women of South Africa to share Herstory

By Staff Writer

As part of Avon’s Women’s Month celebrations, the company is embarking on a number of activities aimed at giving women a voice. Avon has joined millions of women across the country to commemorate Women’s Month at a time when there is renewed focus on increasing our women’s share of voice in the public domain and...

07 Aug 2020

Cirebelle celebrates the power of internal promotion

By Staff Writer

Cirebelle is actively committed to advancing women within the business. As an operation requiring work of quite a substantial physical nature, within a previously male dominated manufacturing environment, it is duly significant that the company currently boasts a total female staff complement of 54%. Motivated by the desire to make a real difference in communities...

07 Aug 2020

Remancos empowers women through quality manufacturing

By Staff Writer

Remancos is a recognised innovator in designing and manufacturing personal care products at its state-of-the-art production plant in Johannesburg. The company empowers women every day, by creating products that help them feel happy, free and beautiful. Candice Kalil heads up Remancos. She has dedicated her life and business to helping women find the best, healthiest...