South African women face persistent wealth gap

As South Africa marks Women’s Month, the conversation about economic empowerment is moving beyond whether women have access to financial services — and towards whether they are actually accumulating wealth.

South African women now hold bank accounts at rates approaching those of men, but significant inequalities remain in income, career progression and long-term wealth.

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