it is with great excitement to announce that HERS-SA has been recognised and certified as a TOP GENDER EMPOWERED COMPANY FOR 2022. A Top Gender Empowered Company is ranked for actively creating initiatives to sustainably celebrate and uplift women and making a contribution to gender empowerment.
This recognition is welcomed and has been made possible by dedicated staff, board members, universities and various stakeholders who continue to work with us in driving gender transformation in higher education.
Please find a link to the profile by the clicking the image on the left.
We look forward to your contributions and thank you in advance for sharing your journey with us.
Please send all contributions to the email address below:before/on the 8 August 2022
info@hers-sa.org.za
Guidelines for your stories:
1. What shaped your journey?
2. Tell us about your highs and lows?
3. Lessons learnt
4. Your advice for aspiring professors/leaders?
Requirements:
* Article Length: 350 to 600 words.
* Photos: Your article should be accompanied with your photograph (jpeg)
Terms & Conditions:
* What “Submitting an Article” Means: We reserve the right to edit, shorten, or revise your article. We will contact you about this ahead of time and get your comments, corrections, etc.
Subject to the number of responses, we may not publish it in the August month, but we will save it and publish it in a future issue/posts.
If you looking for inspiration – please see below stories shared in August 2021.
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