CAREERS CORNER: A focus on women in finance.

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This Women’s month, whilst we celebrate women across various industries - it is a stark reminder that the finance industry still underrepresent women. According to the latest PwC report on Executive directors: Practices and remuneration trends, released in January 2022, 95% of all CEOs on the JSE were male, 87.2% of the CFOs were male and 91% of executive directors were male.

A total of just 19 women held executive positions in listed companies on the JSE and only 6% of the 329 CEOs were female.
15 Aug 2022 2AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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