The book explores gender disparities in South African organisations in terms of gender pay gap and the number of women occupying leadership positions. This is done against the background of prevailing patriarchal culture which is entrenched in many organisations, and which is hard to manage. Nevertheless, Covid-19 responses across different countries has provided the world with the evidence that women are good managers and leaders. This is because women led countries responded better to Covid-19 pandemic as compared to many countries that are led by men. Furthermore, due to lockdowns instituted in many countries, people were forced to work from home. This dispelled the myths that prevented organisations from affording women flexible times to work from home. Hence, the necessity for transformation in organisations.
This edited volume analyzes the experiences learned in practice especially among small holder farmers to eradicate poverty. In other words, it discusses practical solutions which small scale farmers can use to alleviate poverty and reduce inequality. This addresses the issue of inclusive and sustainability of projects leading to the notion of not leaving anyone behind. The book provides insights that can be translated into policy with potential to inform practice. It also has the potential to address the issue of rural urban migration by providing knowledge that is usable by small scale farmers, policy makers and entrepreneurs alike. The volume is written by authors from different countries, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, indicating the commonality of the problems of poverty and inequality. It contains insights from all these countries assembled together into an amalgam of practices ready to use and implement informed by evidence from the field as most of the chapters are based on empirical data.
Kriel believes that people are the biggest asset in any organization. They should be correctly led and managed within the specific organizational climate in which they find themselves working. Employees should be developed and encouraged to study to broaden their horizons. His life examples served to teach people to follow their dreams, no matter how big or small. This book represents the fulfillment of one of Kriels childhood dreams: writing a meaningful book on managing social change in the South African business environment.
This book describes the political, social, and economic connections between gender and the Covid-19 pandemic. The authors offer innovative ideas for recovery that will build a more prosperous, healthy, equitable, and sustainable future for African women and girls, targets identified under Goal 5 (Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment) of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals slated to be achieved by 2030. Within this context, authors identify issues related to the protection of women and girls from poverty, hunger, and gender-based violence; improved healthcare and healthcare workforce experiences; girl-child education; financial inclusion; and entrepreneurship opportunities for women in fintech, tourism, and information, communication and technology (ICT). The book concludes with a discussion of economic empowerment for women that focuses on normalising the ‘un-normal’ outcome of the pandemic. The book will be of value to policymakers, non-profit organisations, practitioners, and scholars who understand the importance of gender equality and women empowerment in the African continent.
By addressing gender equality as a fundamental expression of human dignity and justice on our continent, this collage of ? essays [by 14 women and 6 men], is meant to serve as a concrete alternative to aspects of gender inequality ? Its format is particularly devised for use in the classroom, and for critical-constructive group engagement. It is our sincere prayer that it will also be used in imaginative ways by clergy and in congregations as a necessary part of adult learning programmes.
The constitutional and legislative framework within the Southern African Development Community provides a positive institutional environment to ensure mainstreaming gender concerns. However, the translation and implementation of the gender perspective is at times lacking. Both agenda setting as an instrument of change management and reorganisation procedures are not used enough in the fields of economy, organisation and health. These three areas are crucial partly due to their interconnectivity and also because of their vital importance to the successful sustainable development of SADC nation. This volume results from the findings of a conference hosted by the Institute of Women and Gender Studies, Kiel, and the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies, Pretoria.
The Global strategic directions for nursing and midwifery (SDNM) 2021-2025 presents evidence-based practices and an interrelated set of policy priorities that can help countries to ensure that midwives and nurses optimally contribute to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and other population health goals. The primary targets of the SDNM are health workforce planners and policy makers, as well as educational institutions, public and private sector employers, professional associations, labour unions, bilateral and multilateral development partners, international organizations, and civil society. The intended impact of the SDNM is that countries fully enable the contributions of midwives and nurses towards the following common goals: primary health care for UHC and managing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; mitigating the health effects of climate change; managing international migration; and ensuring access in rural and remote areas and small island developing states.
Leadership, exploring the landscapes -- The nature of leadership, perspectives -- Orgainisational dynamics in action -- Leadership challenges, a South African perspective -- Leadership for the new economy -- Beyond cyberspace -- Issues in contemporary leadership -- Leading transformational change, challenges and opportunities -- African leadership, lessons from the chiefs -- The diversity dividend -- Women in corporate leadership -- Leading in uncertain times -- Business rthics, the ethical lanscape -- Emotional competencies of the future -- Leadership and sustainability -- History of Pick 'n Pay -- Growing tomorrow's leaders -- It's a matter of time, identifying tomorrow's leaders today -- Building leadership competencies through alignment of organisational processes -- Learning in action, creating through action learning -- Coaching leaders -- Developing corporate entrepreneurship using simulations -- The use of succession development pools at vodacom -- Corporate universities, an organisational perspective and case study.
The changing ways in which organizations serve society combined with the rapidly changing demographics of the people that these organizations are comprised of requires us to reexamine what we need from our leaders. While transformational leadership has received a lot of attention in organizational leadership research and organizations have placed increased attention on shifting their leaders' styles to being more transformational, not enough effort has been made to understand how to develop transformational leaders from traditionally marginalized communities. Despite historically and continually being natural leaders in their communities and society at large, women, and women of color in particular, remain an untapped transformational leadership resource in organizations. This dissertation examined the existing research on the style and effects of transformational leadership and leaders, the relationship between race, gender, organizations, and leadership, and the stereotypes and perceptions that women in leadership positions face. The research methodology was a three-phase process, utilizing Grounded Theory to inform each subsequent phase, and included an observation phase of all participants in a setting showcasing their leadership function, an interview phase with one participant from each site, and a focus group phase that grouped the women together by their job site. Participants consisted of 7 women from two different sites with at least 15 years of work experience, including at least two years in formal leadership roles. This research has a wide range of future implications, including illuminating the ways in which successful female leaders leverage emotional labor in their leadership roles to engage transformational leadership qualities, and highlighting opportunities to foster these traits in other future leaders. This research identified various implications for researchers, multiple social institutions and organizations, leaders, faculty members, and practitioners to positively impact women leaders' entry into and advancement through leadership positions.
