Study: Women are flourishing, in some cases more than men
The South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says more and more women are stepping up and conquering.
IRR research analyst, Unathi Matwasa, says a recent study has shown that the female population is dominating the education, electorate and household sectors.
"More females than males live in households that they own and have fully paid off. In particular, 65.4% of black females have households which are owned and fully paid off, compared to 46.9% of black men," says Matwasa.
"In education, the picture also looks better for women. Females account for 51.3% of the population aged 20 and older who have completed grade 12, and 52.9% of the population aged 20 and older who have completed post-school education," Matwasa adds.
However, female involvement in the labour market is low.
"The female labour market participation rate is 51.7% whereas the male labour market participation rate stands at 69.5%. Also, employment in management remains skewed in favour of men, with only 21.4% of females holding positions in top management," says Matwasa.