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Welcome to the Businesswomen's Association

The Businesswomen's Association is the largest and most prominent association of business and professional women in South Africa, and the voice of women in business.

Through strategic partnerships with sponsors, non-profit organisations, leading companies, business schools and international associations, it provides ongoing opportunities to advance the interests of women in business.

Members include entrepreneurs, professionals and senior decision makers.

Both men and women are welcome to join the Association.

Announcements

President's Message 2009

"Like sands through the hour glass, so are the days of our lives"

Those soap opera addicts amongst us will recognise these wise words as those narrated by the late veteran actor, Macdonald Carey, in the trademark opening of popular soapie, 'Days of our Lives'. I have chosen this quote to demonstrate just how precious the concept of time. The quote alludes to the fact that time is a resource that is not infinite, and as such, we must ensure that we assign a value tag to each precious moment that we spend living and breathing on this earth.

Associated Magazines to Publish BWA Magazine

The Businesswomen’s Association (BWA) has appointed Associated Magazines to publish the organisations’ bi-monthly BWA Magazine. This announcement marks Associated Magazines’ entry into the custom publishing market. read more ...

BWA South African Women in Leadership Census

The BWA South African Women in Leadership Census, sponsored by Nedbank, is acknowledged as the foremost source of information that measures the advancement of women leaders at executive management and director level. read more ...

Leader.co.za News Feed

Political outlook for 2010 - Slow death
Nine months into the Jacob Zuma administration and we're drowning in policies and statements of intent. Carol Paton looks at the political landscape in 2010 and argues that it's time for the president to take charge and deliver.

Winning by design
Design thinking is changing the way creativity and commerce interact. Even big players schooled in efficiency are beginning to ask the question: what would a designer do?

Lead with generosity
When we think of generosity, our thoughts automatically drift to gifts of money or charity. In the context of leadership, there are other gifts that don't have a monetary value, but whose value is beyond price.

The hunt for a great idea
John Hunt is passionate about ideas. Sally Burdett spoke to him about light bulb moments, his book and 2010.

2010 earnings and economic outlook
Economic indicators and analysts' forecasts suggest earnings should start recovering in 2010, but in many sectors they will continue to decline or be weak.

So you want to live to 100?
If your children happened to be born since the year 2000 in developed countries, they will most likely live to be 100, and they will be healthier than elderly people in previous generations.

Things fall apart
There's not been as much uncertainty about economic policy as there is now since the first two years after South Africa became a democracy.

You’ve generated some great ideas – now what?
One of the most prevalent and dangerous misconceptions in innovation is that it’s all about coming up with ideas.

12 strategies to shape a company’s destiny
Twelve power nodes will be the most important sources of profit in the decades to come.

Going underground
What really happens in your organisation? What does it and the people who run it look like from the factory floor? Few executives ever find out.