Trailblazing women honoured at IWFSA Hall of Femme Awards 2023
The International Women’s Forum South Africa celebrated three women of courage, grace and conviction on Thursday, 19 October, in the presence of their fellow mbokodos and President Cyril Ramaphosa at a ceremony dubbed IWF Hall of Femme Awards 2023.Programme directors Charmaine Houvet and Basetsana Kumalo led the guests through an inspired evening at the Standard Bank Centre in Rosebank.
The three queens hailed at the IWFSA Hall of Femme Awards 2023 were Mojanku Gumbi, Brigalia Bam - who could not attend due to ill-health - and Dr Winifred Karagwa Byanyima who takes pride in sharing a name with the iconic Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.These three women have tirelessly dedicated their lives to the struggle for equal representation, authentic leadership and remain committed to the upliftment of other women.
The theme for this year’s awards was Paying It Forward, and Advocate Mojanku Gumbi’s appointment as United Nations Special Advisor for Addressing Workplace Racism fits perfectly. You stand up for women as active agents for women empowerment. As you champion this cause, you must encourage others to come on board. You cannot do this alone. This should be a mission for us all because gender balance in leadership roles should be our second nature and is no longer open for discussion.
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