SDC Learnership
We are happy to announce that the fix scholarship in partnership with the Skills Development Corporation (SDC) is once again able to provide young female leaders with a learnership that will set them on their business and entrepreneurial journey. If you are or know of such a young person, please complete the online application form. Applications will remain open until Saturday, 14 May 2022. The learnership recipients will be announced on 26 May 2022.
SDC has been an incremental part of bringing life to the vision of the Fix Scholarship. It has successfully fulfilled the aim of teaching, equipping, and empowering young women. As we enter the third year of this partnership, we want to express our gratitude for taking the vision of Fikile Moeti and running with it. We are grateful for the role the SDC has played in making the Fix Scholarship what it is, as well as for the positive impact this learnership has had on the former scholars.
GIBS SEP Scholarship
Due to changes within the program, the Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) Scholarship will not be available this year. However, the program will be available for 2023; applications are set to be released in September 2022. More information regarding the bursary will be announced in the months to follow.
Quote of the month
I want to live in a world where I am seen as a leader, as an activist and a professional and not seen as a woman leader, as a woman scholar and woman professional - Sihle Gcilitshana
A person’s gender is often used to define not only their identity but also used as a qualifier, particularly in the case of women, to limit or enhance their abilities. A qualifier is a term used to attribute a quality to another word. Former Fix Scholar (2021 recipient) and GIBS 2022 Brand Ambassador, Sihle Gcilitshana, speaks on how the use of the qualifiers limits the professional abilities of women to their gender identity. This practice and use of qualifiers emphasises the idea of women as ‘other’, separate, or different to other humans, often in relation men demonstrating similar abilities. In her article titled Women’s Rights Done Right Gcilitshana points to a very interesting point that I had not considered before. The fact that anything done by a woman, any position, and any achievement acquired is often defined by the qualifier of being a woman. I draw on the above quote from her article to serve as a reminder that being a woman should not be a defining characteristic of our positions and the roles we play. We should live in a world where we are seen as leaders, scholars, entrepreneurs, etc. We are women, proudly so, but that should not define who we are and what roles we take on in society.
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