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Male scientists dominate labs, often with little to no female representation in the work or research subjects. Shutterstock

August 1, 2017

Sex matters: Male bias in the lab is bad science

Thomas Merritt, Laurentian University

Research laboratories are dominated by men, and that's not only bad for lab culture, it can be dangerous for science.

January 31, 2017

Systemic racism behind South Africa’s failure to transform its economy

Thanti Mthanti, University of the Witwatersrand

The slow pace of transformation in post apartheid South Africa is a reflection of persisting racism that has infected formal corporate institutions.

A South African woman needs to work two months more than a man to earn the equivalent salary in a year. Shutterstock

August 11, 2015

Women are still paid less than men in South African companies

Anita Bosch, University of Johannesburg

The South African gender pay gap is estimated, on average, to be between 15% and 17%. Employers are benefiting unduly from the historic undervaluing of women’s skills and contributions.

White men still rule South Africa’s corporate landscape. Shutterstock

August 4, 2015

Why white men still dominate the top echelons of South Africa’s private sector

Stella M Nkomo, University of Pretoria

White males still dominate South Africa’s boardrooms 17 years after legislation was passed to foster the inclusion of black executives and women. Companies have not yet embraced employment equity.

Top contributors

Anita Bosch
Professor of Human Resources Management, University of Johannesburg
Stella M Nkomo
Deputy Dean for Research and Post-Graduate Studies, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria
Thanti Mthanti
Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of the Witwatersrand
Thomas Merritt
Professor and Canada Research Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University