In a quest to make her own decisions and with the determination to be financially independent, CEO Transman (PTY) Ltd, Angela Dick, broke free from the monotonous nature of women within her conservative environment. With this liberation, she sought out to empower unemployed youths through her job creation scheme.
The mining industry in Africa and indeed the world is a male-dominated industry with little or no opportunities for women. In recent time some women have broken the jinx and have created an inroad for women to thrive in this industry.
Determined to break gender barriers which she had tasted from her first working days, Fatima Sbaity Kassem worked her way through the narrow path created for women of her time and now joins the crusade for gender inclusion and fair treatment of women in her region.
Brewing in Africa has been seen as a sector which is predominantly male-dominated and so when a woman is successful in this sector, many wonder how she achieved the feat.
Laundry is a very essential aspect of daily living most especially to women since they are known to be the “housekeepers”. However, when it comes to delving into the act as a business venture, many shy away from it. The business of dry cleaning is often seen as a demeaning one and people that summon the courage to go on with the business are often looked down on.
The Amazons Watch Magazine’s online poll to gauge African financial institutions with the Best Women Supportive programmes and policies ended on Thursday with Tanzania Women’s Bank Limited (TWB) maintaining the vanguard position as the Most Women-Friendly Bank in Africa, closely trailed by the First Bank Nigeria Plc. TWB, Africa’s first women bank incorporated in 2007 with a passion and commitment towards female entrepreneurs, empowering women economically and socially, polled 30.8% of the total votes cast; while First Bank, Nigeria’s largest financial services institution, established in 1894, which has over the years demonstrated commitment to promote women empowerment with women-supportive products, secured 23%. Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BOI) maintained the third position with 22% of the total votes cast; and the duo of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTB) Nigeria and Diamond Bank Plc Nigeria sit at the fourth position with 10% at a tie. The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), one…
By Ehis Ayere Few days to the close of voting, Tanzania Women’s Bank (TWB) has taken the lead as the Best Women Supportive Bank in Africa, with programmes, products and services that have significantly empowered and impacted the financial lives of women, providing them with the ability, opportunity, and skill to generate and control their own incomes. TWB polled 25% of the total votes cast, closely trailed by Bank of Industry Nigeria, with 16.5% of votes cast. Click here to cast your vote. The Amazons Watch Magazine launched the poll November 17 with the aim of recognizing and promoting the Top 5 Women Supportive Banks in Emerging Economies (Africa); with programmes and services that have significantly empowered women, increasing women’s access to financial services, improving the well-being of women, and bolstering gender equality, with notable impacts, transcending beyond the individual woman level to improvement in the standard of living…
