Page 3 - Winning Women 2017
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CONTENTS
Farzanah Mall: Honour in leadership leads to success......................................................4
Mondli Makhanya: Honouring women with no filter........................................................5
Charlotte Mokoena: Bold and brave: The leaders SA needs..........................................6
Beauty, fragility, power: The story behind the painting.................................................7
Africa’s activists: The inspiration that drives Meaza Ashenafi....................................8
Trailblazers: The Businesswomen of the Year award winners......................................9
Where are women in leadership? The numbers don’t add up................................21
Dedicated and driven: The businesswomen behind the association.....................22
Through the ages: Bringing women together.......................................................................26
Sign up: Watch yourself and your business grow................................................................28
Student leaders: Create a new chapter.....................................................................................30
Bursaries: Easing the burden for young women...................................................................31
Boys to Men: Could this programme solve many societal ills?..................................32
The Businesswomen of Tomorrow: Motivation, guidance.........................................33
Expo-sure: The expo that supports entrepreneurs ............................................................34
Mentorship: A sure-fire way to advance women in business ....................................35
Sani Sisters: It’s not just about sanitary towels...................................................................36
Dress for success: Helping young women get on to the ladder .............................37
A dismal picture: 10 years later, women still aren’t climbing ...................................38
Remarkable achievers: The women changing their communities..........................40
No grudges, no regrets: The phenomenal Wendy Luhabe..........................................45
A CITY PRESS AND BUSINESSWOMEN’S ASSOCIATION COLLABORATION
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: MONDLI MAKHANYA
PROJECT EDITOR: ALISON VISSER
DESIGNER: MICHAEL TRIEGAARDT
CONTRIBUTORS: GAYLE EDMUNDS, PHELOKAZI MBUDE, AVANTIKA SEETH, TRUIDA
PREKEL, JACQUELYN GUILLEN
PHOTOGRAPHS: AVANTIKA SEETH, TEBOGO LETSIE, PHELOKAZI MBUDE, MICHELLE BAO,
GAYLE EDMUNDS
