More women are gaining access to credit

More women than ever before are entering into the world of credit, according to data from credit bureau Compuscan which shows there has been a steady and significant increase over the past two years in the number of credit-active women in South Africa. Jacobus...

SA women are digital and savvy

The IAB SA, in collaboration with Effective Measure, has released the findings of its Women Online 2015 flash poll, just in time for Women’s Month. The poll seeks to gain further insight into the lifestyles of South African women, looking at issues such as online...

Women at more risk online than men

In celebration of National Women’s Day this Sunday, Kaspersky Lab, along with B2B International, has released the results of a joint survey which shows that women Internet users are less concerned about protecting themselves against online threats than men.Since there...

Innovator Trust aims to empower women

In South Africa only 27% of women hold managerial positions, according to the 2015 Global Women Entrepreneurs leaders score card. Despite the vast economic and social transformation women have undergone in the preceding decades, there is still a significant gap...

Lessons from aviation for women in business

In aviation, ‘service ceiling’ is used to describe the maximum altitude that an aircraft can effectively operate. Above that it can hardly climb, glacially edging upwards towards the point it can go no higher, the absolute ceiling, says Jon Foster-Pedley, dean of...