{"id":205423,"date":"2021-10-18T12:06:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T10:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africa-com.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/poll-reveals-insights-about-women-succeeding-in-corporate-africa?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-10-18T12:06:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T10:06:27","slug":"poll-reveals-insights-about-women-succeeding-in-corporate-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/poll-reveals-insights-about-women-succeeding-in-corporate-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll Reveals Insights About Women Succeeding in Corporate Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/7a512295906c547\/600\/418\" alt=\"Africa.com\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As part of its virtual summit on Women Leading Corporate Africa, Africa.com took a poll among its over 1,000 senior c-suite executive registrants.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The poll asked two key questions about women in corporate Africa.&nbsp;The first question was, &ldquo;Compared to the rest of the world, climbing the corporate ladder for women in Africa is: a) the same, b) harder, or c) easier.&nbsp;84% indicated that it is harder.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The second question was, &ldquo;For black women climbing the ladder in Corporate Africa (including global corporate operating in Africa), which is a bigger barrier to success: a) being a woman or b) being black.&nbsp;76% responded that being a woman is harder.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>These issues were discussed by Harvard Business School professor, Tony Mayo, who shared the findings from his research about black women executives.&nbsp;In addition, a panel of four women from the Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs discussed their experiences as black women executives in Africa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Africa.com managing director Laura Joseph said, &ldquo;The richness of the conversation on this topic came from Harvard&rsquo;s rigorous research on this topic, the live poll showed the views of the large audience, and the honesty and vulnerability of the women executives on the panel who spoke candidly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>To view the on-demand video of the discussions, click here&nbsp;&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3aKArhp\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3aKArhp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information:<\/strong><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:definitivelist@africa.com\">definitivelist@africa.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Laura Joseph<br \/>\n+27 82 332 0473<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Africa.Com:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfrica.com is a media holding company with an extensive array of platforms that reach a global audience interested in African content and community. Africa.com&rsquo;s interests include a business publisher&rsquo;s ad network, content syndication, the website at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iafrica.com\/\">www.iafrica.com,<\/a>&nbsp;email newsletters, various social media platforms, and internet domain names ending with the &ldquo;.africa.com&rdquo; extension. 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