Running Towards Gender Equality
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At the Rio 2016 Olympics 15 out of 28 sports had less than 50% female athlete representation. For Tokyo 2020,… Read More
Fact-A-Day Archive
Game, Set, Salary Mismatch!
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In 2020 Forbes reported that Tennis star Naomi Osaka had become the highest-paid female athlete ever. They calculated Osaka’s earnings… Read More
Running for Gold
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As of August 2020, Caster Semenya is one of South Africa’s best performing female athletes, having won 2 Olympic gold… Read More
Equally Unemployed?
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According to the 2020 Q1 Labour Force Survey, 56% of all people who were unemployed or economically inactive were women… Read More
Equality for all
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In South Africa, women make up just under 45% of the employed population. The private sector has a workforce that… Read More
Time off for the little one
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Estonia has the longest period of paid maternity leave, at 85 weeks. In contrast, the United States is the only… Read More