August Newsletter

AUGUST NEWSLETTER

WOMAN'S MONTH

WOMEN LEADERS IN BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT

Many of today's global business leaders and powerful entrepreneurs are women. Women are a strong force challenging the status quo.

It is extremely obvious that women have come a long way as successful professionals. Life in the workplace has become much more diversified as an increased number of women have made their presence felt in many industries and professions. The female task force has expanded with exponential strength, and thus has its dire importance in the professional world.

When it comes to leadership, does gender matter? Is there a difference between women leaders and men who lead? If so, what are the unique qualities of female leadership that the most effective women leaders possess, and are they unique to women?

In 2005, a year-long study conducted by Caliper, a Princeton, New Jersey-based management consulting firm, and Aurora, a London-based organization that advances women, identified a number of characteristics that distinguish women leaders from men

when it comes to qualities of leadership.

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Statement by Minister Lulu Xingwana at the launch of Women's month

From today until the end of the month, the government and people of South Africa will be commemorating Women's Month under the theme: "56 years of women united against poverty, inequality and unemployment". The month of August was declared Women's Month by the democratic government of South Africa as a tribute to the thousands of women who marched on the 9th of August 1956 to protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women. Each year, we utilise Women's Month as a platform to focus the attention of the nation on issues of women empowerment and gender equality.

I can state without any fear of contradiction that, as a country and government, we have registered significant progress in the promotion of women empowerment and gender equality. An array of measures introduced since 1994 to promote women empowerment and uphold gender equality, have drastically improved the position and conditions of women in our country. Women occupy influential positions in government and play an important role in decision-making processes. The living conditions of the majority of ordinary women have undergone significant qualitative change. Women now have access to housing, water, electricity, education, social services, healthcare and other services.

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Consulting Services

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We offer hands on experience of the issues that face our clients, linked to experience gained and developed at the highest levels in the sectors and disciplines in which we work.

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Development of Human Resource Policies and Procedures
Industrial Relations Consulting Services
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Human Resource Strategic Planning
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Performance Management Systems
Health and Safety
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Jaco Taljaard (B.Com Hons (HR))

Director: Consulting Services

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