Eight young movers and shakers
Friday, August 21, 2015
Power has historically been held in a dominant/subordinate paradigm, with girls and women in the subordinate posture, which meant exclusion from education, wealth accumulation and policymaking. Leadership is a primary mediator of power because there’s now data that supports the strength of collaborative models of leadership and unlocking human potential effectively in an engendered society. Mmegi correspondent, KELETSO THOBEGA presents eight young Batswana women under the age of 35, who have made strides in contributing to development and flying the country’s flag high. They have used their education, talent and skills to cement their position in Botswana’s social landscape, with great prospects of being future leaders and game changers
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