A Gendered Leadership: Representation Is Rising Faster Than Authority – South Africa’s Gender Leadership Gap

South Africa has a compelling headline statistic: women hold 47.2% of senior management roles, making the country a global leader according to the 2025 Grant Thornton Women in Business report. Women occupy 52.7% of CFO positions and 57.1% of Human Resources Officer roles in mid-market businesses. These are figures that most countries can only aspire to.

Signifyer Womens Month 2023

Every August, our country celebrates the women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women. This event highlights the importance of working together to achieve significant change, which is a core belief of Signifyer.