From boardrooms and universities to government and art galleries, these women reflect on leadership, resilience, justice and the respon sibility to continue creating spaces where women can thrive. According to the Women in Business 2026 report, South Africa has 47.3% women in senior management, above the global average of 32.9%. "Women's leadership is not important despite being different. "I compare myself with my grandmother because, although her circumstances were very different, she understood that something was deeply wrong. And she understood that women should be empowered to be more than people who simply give birth and raise children.