ABSTRACT
Visible and measurable progress in advancing the status and standing of females in business school leadership is crucial to role-modelling effective gender representation. As the higher education eco-system from which leaders in society, business and politics are shaped and informed, walking the talk on the advancement of female leaders must be evident not only in our classrooms but in our organisational practices - anything less is gender-washing. Recently, the global business school environment has seen a welcome increase in the number of female deans and females occupying senior positions. South Africa holds a joint second position with Australia in the Global Government Forum’s G20 ranking, just behind Canada, for gender parity in the public service sector. Yet, in business and despite good progress in the boardrooms and C-suite in general, South Africa boasts only three female chief executive officers of a top 40 listed company, in spite of an increasing number of women holding senior corporate positions.
