Women's Day Archives - B2B Central

08 Mar 2022

AECOM celebrates increased diversity, inclusivity across the Middle East and Africa

By Staff Writer

In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March, global trusted infrastructure consulting firm AECOM highlights that its workforce is the most diverse it has ever been.

12 Aug 2021

Celebrating exceptional engineering talent at Zutari on Women’s Day

By Staff Writer

Mathapelo More sees herself as part of the transformation of the civil engineering and related industries, together with all of the other women hard at work in the field, and those about to embark on their journey. “I think being active in industry automatically inspires young women to join, as it shows it is possible...

12 Aug 2021

Paragon Promotes Gender Parity

By Staff Writer

It is so important to demonstrate opportunities for career advancement at present. “Morale throughout the profession is not at its best during these extraordinary and trying times, yet we continue to grow and excel and produce great work for our clients,” says Paragon Interface Senior Associate Kirstin Cavanagh. Recently appointed to her new role, Kirstin...

12 Aug 2021

The Importance Of Diversity

By Staff Writer

The multidisciplinary work environment at infrastructure consulting firm AECOM presents unique opportunities for its architects, who normally work in their own studios. “It is quite rare to be in a professional environment where you sit side by side with engineers,” comments Melissa Truscott, who was appointed Director of Architecture (Africa) six months ago. “That fluid...

06 Aug 2021

Creating an enabling post-pandemic environment for women

By Staff Writer

The pandemic may have set gender parity progress back by a generation, according to the World Economic Forum. There’s also been an increase in gender-based violence, primarily linked to lockdowns. And there’s an increasing financial gap between men and women. As the global economy slowly recovers and we embrace the new normal, how are women being empowered to live in a post pandemic world?

04 Aug 2021

Celebrating the achievements that women continue to make

By Staff Writer

This Women’s Month, financial services provider Momentum has launched its third iteration of the annual Momentum #SheOwnsHerSuccess campaign.

08 Mar 2021

Cultivating inclusion: Growing female talent in the workforce

By Staff Writer

Today, Monday March 8, marks International Women’s Day. Recognising women for over a century, International Women’s Day is a celebration of progress and a recognition of work that still needs to be done to advance women in business and society.

13 Aug 2019

Be bold this women’s month

By Staff Writer

SAB is launching Bold Brew– a beer designed and brewed entirely by women– this limited edition small batch beer is exclusively available at the SAB World of Beer in Newtown, Johannesburg.

09 Aug 2019

Ten ways for the female co-owner to ensure her fair share

By Janice Roberts

One of the ways in which women are able to reach self-fulfilment outside of the male-dominated corporate life is to choose a life of entrepreneurship and build their own businesses. However, even here the struggle for women to be treated as equals is ongoing.

09 Aug 2019

Corporate SA needs to focus more on increasing the number of women at leadership level – PwC

By Janice Roberts

Worldwide, gender equality continues to remain a focus area for many organisations as the awareness around the gender pay gap gains momentum.

06 Aug 2019

Top women in investing share their intuitive money tips

By Janice Roberts

Women are often said to have better intuition than men do – hence the commonly referred to term “woman’s intuition”. However, all too often, that intuitive “gut instinct” is undervalued in favour of logic-heavy arguments – especially in male-dominated fields such as finance and investing. Yet studies show that women are actually better at investing...

29 Jul 2019

Paragon Celebrates Diversity This Women’s Month

By Staff Writer

Since its inception in 1997, the Paragon Group has always celebrated diversity and inclusivity, with just under half of its employees being women. “We have a passion for what we do, which translates into us being one of the leading architecture and interior architecture practices in South Africa,” Paragon Group Human Resources and Operations Director...