Diversity in the boardroom makes for more effective and informed decision-making, corporate strategy and governance – but while half the South African population and 45% of the employed workforce are female, only 20% of directors of JSE-listed companies are women.
WDB Investment Holdings (WDBIH) aims to be a catalyst of reform through strategic investments in the corporate sector and the development of women entrepreneurs.
WDBIH understands that women who sit on boards face many challenges, it is on this premise that WDBIH has partnered with the University of Stellenbosch Business School on the Women on South African Board Publication. This report aims to help board members, management teams and the public to understand how South Africa got to this point, and what we can do to change it.