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We don’t need flowers and chocolate and WhatsApp chain messages tomorrow... we need money, moola, chelete, chankura
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1 more sleep ‘til Women’s Day... Flowers, chocolates... and reminders of how amazing and strong we are.
But does it translate into our lived economic experiences?
LET’S STOP THE PERFORMATIVE ALLYSHIP.
We actually want economic change.
But does it translate into our lived economic experiences?
LET’S STOP THE PERFORMATIVE ALLYSHIP.
We actually want economic change.
We’ve launched @theWomenomics and here is what we want to achieve:
Lobby Corporate SA to urgently take specific and tangible actions to accelerate women economic empowerment. Such actions include, but are not limited to:
Lobby Corporate SA to urgently take specific and tangible actions to accelerate women economic empowerment. Such actions include, but are not limited to:
1. Increase women ownership
2. Increase women board representation
3. Increase women management representation
4. Increase women workforce representation
5. Increase education, skills and training spend on women
6. Increase funding to women-owned businesses
2. Increase women board representation
3. Increase women management representation
4. Increase women workforce representation
5. Increase education, skills and training spend on women
6. Increase funding to women-owned businesses
7. Increase procurement spend on women-owned businesses
8. Improve working conditions for women
9. Decrease the pay gap between men and women
8. Improve working conditions for women
9. Decrease the pay gap between men and women
Tomorrow at 9am, #theWomenomics test launches on @thewomenomics website ( http://www.thewomenomics.com )
And here’s what you can do:
And here’s what you can do:
A. Simply record & post a video of you asking:
“What do your womenomics look like?” on whichever social platform you choose and tag @thewomenomics
“What do your womenomics look like?” on whichever social platform you choose and tag @thewomenomics
B. Send a link to http://thewomenomics.com to anyone you know who is in a position of leadership
C. Send the website link to your HR, MD, CEO, COO and Line Manager
D. DM a CEO. Trust me, they are reading your DMs
D. DM a CEO. Trust me, they are reading your DMs
E. When someone sends you “Happy Women’s Day” - ask them to also reflect on how much of their money goes towards women-owned businesses
F. If you know a funder/funding organization, send them #theWomenomics test too
F. If you know a funder/funding organization, send them #theWomenomics test too
G. Support a woman owned business. Look for women owned businesses and service providers to support and start seeding into them if you haven’t yet.
Remember: When more women work, economies grow.
