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24/10/2024
We're hiring!✨
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help amplify underrepresented voices in the media.
Check out our open positions:
1️⃣ Media Liaison and Communications Officer
2️⃣ Fellowship Project Manager
3️⃣ Finance and Admin PA
Learn more: https://quotethiswoman.org.za/2024/10/24/vacancies-media-liaison-project-manager-and-finance-pa/
02/10/2024
Elevate your impact! Quote This Woman+'s one-of-a-kind training is not just about gaining skills - it's a journey of self-discovery. Break free from internal barriers, embrace your voice, and redefine your influence. Women’s Month is over, but the battles faced by women are far from won - book our training and fight the good fight. Email [email protected] to find out more.
10/08/2024
Happy Birthday to the phenomenal Kathy Magrobi, our fearless Director & Founder of QW+! 🎉Today, we celebrate you - your vision has empowered countless women+ to find and own their voices.
Get to know the incredible woman behind the movement in our blog.🌟
Kath Magrobi - The Company We Keep - Quote This Woman+ Learn who's who in the QW+ community, starting off with our director, Kath Magrobi.
Today, we celebrate the incredible strength, resilience, and brilliance of all the women+ experts on our database who are leading the charge for change across South Africa.
From advocates for gender justice to trailblazers in their fields, these women+ are making their voices heard and shaping the future. We dedicate this day to each of you - your work is powerful, your stories are inspiring, and your impact is undeniable.
Let’s continue to uplift and amplify these voices every day, ensuring that women+ own their spotlight and lead the conversations that matter.
Here’s to you, to us, and to the unstoppable force of women+ across the country.
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01/08/2024
Women’s Month is upon us. Why not celebrate the women in your team by booking our feminist media or leadership training, empowering them to be the best versions of themselves? Suitable for executive and non-executive teams, C-suites, boards and any other group you can think of.
Book your WOMEN’S MONTH workshops NOW through Quote This Woman+! Email [email protected] for more info.
10/07/2024
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17/04/2024
📰The Association of Independent Publishers (AIP) stands in strong support of Daily Maverick's call to action on the journalism emergency, together championing the vital role of independent journalism in shaping our society.
Read more here: https://quotethiswoman.org.za/2024/04/16/the-association-of-independent-publishers-aip-strongly-supports-daily-mavericks-call-to-action-around-journalism-emergency/
The Association of Independent Publishers (AIP) Strongly Supports Daily Maverick's Call to Action Around Journalism Emergency - Quote This Woman+ The AIP strongly supports Daily Maverick’s shutdown to highlight the emergency in journalism across the globe and in South Africa’s cities, small towns, townships, and rural areas.
13/04/2024
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12/04/2024
QW+ Database member, Dr. Hlengiwe Ndlovu, says political parties campaigning ahead of next month’s elections have neglected to adequately address the main challenges, affecting women in the country.
Read more in this SABC News article:
‘Election manifestos have sidelined women’s challenges’ - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. Expert says political parties’ election manifestos have neglected to address women’s challenges.
12/04/2024
WATCH | QW+ database expert, Dr Marion Stevens, was featured in this SABC News discussion about the neglect of women's issues.
Female academics say women's issues neglected Joining us now is Dr Marion Stevens, who is a member of the World Health Organisaiton's Gender Advisory Panel.For more news, visit sabcnews.com and ...
11/04/2024
QW+ database member, Teniola Tayo, writes about The African Union vs “the end of development” in this LSE article. Read more:
The African Union vs “the end of development” Financial, geopolitical and technological headwinds are slowing the income growth of countries across Africa. The African Union has an opportunity to take the lead in the new era of development
11/04/2024
QW+ database member, Ifeoma Malo, was quoted in this article about green economy in Nigeria.
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Paving way to a green economy in Nigeria The green economy is based on the principles of sustainability, which means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
10/04/2024
QW+ database member, Annelize Crosby, is quoted in this Farmer's Weekly article about the strengths and weaknesses of the Expropriation Bill.
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Strengths and weaknesses of the Expropriation Bill Parliament recently approved the Expropriation Bill, which has now been sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa for his assent.
10/04/2024
The latest Afrobarometer data shows that young people are more unhappy with democracy, don't trust elected leaders, and are open to military intervention against abusive leaders compared to older generations. However, their impact on national politics is still limited.
QW+ database member, Dr Ayesha Omar, was quoted in this Mail & Guardian Africa article. Read more:
Mobilise Africa’s youth for political change – The Mail & Guardian The African Union aims to increase the participation of young people in election observations to foster a generation of politically astute and actively involved
10/04/2024
The biggest unknown in South Africa’s upcoming general elections will be how our water crisis impacts voting patterns.
QW+ database member, Dr Ayesha Omar, is quoted about this in this Mail & Guardian article.
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Our water crisis is and has always been about political will – The Mail & Guardian In Gauteng, the single biggest issue right now is water scarcity. In KZN, it is scarcity and the pollution of river systems
10/04/2024
The Gambia's ban on female ge***al mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. QW+ database member, Dr Satang Nabaneh, discusses this.
Dr Satang Nabaneh is a Gambian feminist legal scholar and human rights practitioner. She is on the panel of experts for the Initiative for Strategic Litigation In Africa.
Read more:
The Gambia may allow female ge***al mutilation again, another sign of a global trend eroding women's rights The Gambia's ban on female ge***al mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalized female ge***al cutting and allow it for consenting adults.
09/04/2024
QW+ database member and conservation biologist, Cecilia Cerrilla, was quoted in this News24.com article.
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How the great sandfish rescue is saving one of SA's most endangered freshwater fish | Business For the past four years, conservationists have been rescuing thousands of small Clanwilliam sandfish from the Biedouw River in the Cederberg before they can be snapped up by non-native bass and bluegill or become stranded in drying pools.
09/04/2024
The Department of Health has not yet given a timeline but has indicated that the new bill may not be fully implemented until 2026 and It is estimated that the NHI will cost the country R265-billion annually.
QW+ database member, Dr Lehlohonolo Majake, was quoted in this article. Read more:
Health department readies itself to roll out NHI During a recent address, MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko stated that her department is readying itself to implement the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill.
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