SA's top water women honoured

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Speaking at the ceremony Minister of Water Affairs & Forestry Buyelwa Sonjica lamented the fact that, despite the progress that has been made during the last ten years, the percentage of professional women in the water field remains small. “Gender representivity is still inadequate. Women make up about 52% of the adult population in South Africa. Yet, they only hold 15% of all executive managerial posts. The water sector faces a particular challenge as it is viewed as mainly a technical field, traditionally dominated by men,” she said. “We need to balance this reality through a progressive and active approach in transforming certain sections of the water sector, particularly in the engineering and scientific fields, with special emphasis on opportunities for women from historically disadvantaged communities.

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