26 November- Gender

In today's show, we spoke to Dr Marjolijn Dijksterhuis - Women in Leadership programme Course Director. Women business leaders will be given a unique space to grow both personally and professionally when the Women in Leadership programme kicks off at the UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) in February next year. The Women in Leadership course is designed to be a catalyst for personal leadership transformation and participants need to share their challenges and experiences to achieve the desired outcome. Women in Leadership is aimed at middle and senior women business leaders looking to enhance their leadership ability at a level beyond that of just technical skills. It takes place over two modules – the first looking at personal leadership and the second focusing on leadership within the broader organisational context. Dr Dijksterhuis says “to be an authentic leader means knowing who you are and living out your values in your professional role, while at the same time understanding and respecting the diverse perspectives of the people you manage”. Those who register for Women in Leadership before the 8th of December 2008 will get a significant discount on the course fee. For more information and to apply contact Junita Abrahams on (021) 406 1323 or abrahams@gsb.uct.ac.za.

We also heard from Commissioner Yvette Abrahams – from the commission on Gender Equality. Tommorrow they will host a Women’s Place consultative meeting in Parliament under the theme “Women’s spaces, women’s voices, women connecting”. The Women’s Place is a collaboration of various women-focused partners, including Parliament and legislatures, government, civil society, trade unions, academia and the corporate sector with the purpose of providing a platform for women to be acknowledged and honoured for their roles. For more information about the Women’s place contact Engender on (021) 447 6290 or visit www.engender.org.za

We closed off the show with an interview with Aloma Matthews – from Gender and Youth Network. They have various activities planned for the 16 days of activism against violence on women and children. If you would like to know more about those activities or Gender and Youth Network in general contact their offices on (021) 692 0248 or Aloma on 071 973 6574 alternatively send an email to agenda@smartcape.org.za

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