| Month |
Activity |
| September 08 |
The sixth HERS-SA ACADEMY 2008 takes place from 21-27 to 15 September 2008
at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Waterfront, Cape Town. This year a total of 73 delegates from all over South Africa, including nine from the USA, one from Malawi and nine funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana and Nigeria, gathered together to share experiences and to hear from experts in the field and learn from each other. A total of 37 speakers and facilitators generously shared their time and experience in a variety of forums thus providing not only information, but mentoring and exposure to role models which are critical elements of the ACADEMY experience. Four of the international speakers, Dr. Judith White and Makeba Clay from the USA; Professor Akosua Ampofo from Ghana and Professor Funmi Bickersteth from Nigeria participated for the whole week which further enhanced access to senior women in the sector for other delegates
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| July 08 |
HERS-SA EMERGING WOMEN'S ACADEMY for women students takes place from Friday 18 - Sunday 20 July in Cape Town.
HERS-SA's participation in the Women in Higher Education Managment Network (WHEM) international study : 'Gender and senior management in Higher Education: cross cultural perspectives' (See December 2007 below for more details). HERS-SA's data is included in two conference papers: in Madrid at Women's Worlds 08 on 6 July; and in Perth at the Engendering Leadership Conference on 30 July. We could not travel to Madrid due to lack of funding but we participated by making written submission to the project meeting that took place on 5 July. |
| May 08 |
HERS-SA Annual General Meeting takes place. HERS-SA is pleased to welcome new Management Board Member, Ingrid Fourie, and new Member, Firoza Patel from UNISA. The current Management Board Members, Lesley Shackleton, Ingrid Fourie, Penny Franz, Sarah Riordan and Desiree Simonis are re-appointed for a further year.
HERS-SA's participation in the Women in Higher Education Managment Network (WHEM) international study : 'Gender and senior management in Higher Education: cross cultural perspectives' (See December 2007 below for more details). Submission of 17 interview summaries to Australian Lead Researcher
"CONSCIOUS STRATEGIES WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN WORKSHOP" takes place. This 3-day workshop was co-designed by HERS-SA and USB-Executive Development, University of Stellenbosch Business School. The workshop was delivered as a series of work sessions aimed at making women more aware of issues affecting their careers. They also had to opportunity of reflect on their personal career and life choices,to develop strategies for their future success and to align their personal development with the strategy of their company. |
| April 08 |
Announcement of HERS-SA EMERGING WOMEN'S ACADEMY, an exciting opportunity for women students, which will take place from Friday 18 - Sunday 20 July 2008
HERS-SA's participation in the Women in Higher Education Managment Network (WHEM) international study : 'Gender and senior management in Higher Education: cross cultural perspectives' (see December 2007 below for more details). Finalisation of 17 in depth interviews with senior leaders in higher education in South Africa.
South African Women in Science & Engineering (SAWISE) "Early Career Adjustment Workshop" takes place. The workshop was facilitated by Dr Sarah Riordan of HERS-SA |
| March 08 |
"Institutional Cultures and Higher Education Leadership: Where are the Women?" Conference takes place on 27 & 28 March at the University of Cape Town. The conference was a joint initiative of HERS-SA, the Department of Education, The Council on Higher Education (CHE), and Higher Education South Africa (HESA)and attracted 120 delegates including Vice Chancellors and senior executives from across South Africa and other African countries. The Conference was convened to focus on the paucity of women at senior levels in higher education. It resulted in a Declaration calling for a significant improvement in the representation of women in senior academic, administrative and executive leadership positions in all higher education institutions. The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, received the Declaration on behalf of the Department of Education. The Declaration was also presented to HESA and CHE.
Announcement of HERS-SA ACADEMY 2008 which will take place from Sunday 21 to Saturday 27 September 2008. |
| February 08 |
Phyllis Webb joins HERS-SA as part-time Administrator to the HERS-SA Board
HERS-SA Board Members meet in Cape Town with Andrea Johnson, Carnegie Programme Officer.
Publication of the new HERS-SA brochure "Africa's University Women" aimed at drawing attention to women as an under-utilized force in higher education in Africa.
Meeting with Catherine Gwin of the USA based Partnership for Higher Education in Africa. |
| December 07 |
Lesley Shackleton, HERS-SA Board Member, obtains a PhD: "Negotiating institutional transformation: a case study of gender-based change in a South African university"
Sarah Riordan, HERS-SA Board Member, obtains a PhD: "Career Psychology factors as antecedents of career success of women academics in South Africa"
HERS-SA announces participation in a Women in Higher Education Managment Network (WHEM) international study provisionally entitled: 'Gender and senior management in Higher Education: cross cultural perspectives'. The nine countries included in the study are Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Portugal, Hungary and South Africa. Dr Sarah Riordan, a HERS-SA Board Member is the research responsible this this study in South Africa. |
| November 07 |
Announcement of a National Higher Education Conference "Institutions Cultures and Higher Education Leadership: Where are the Women?" a joint initiative of HERS-SA, the Department of Education, The Council on Higher Education, and Higher Education South Africa to take place in Cape Town on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 March 2008. The Conference will address issues of inclusion, institutional culture and the development of leadership potential. |
| October 07 |
One-day HERS-SA "Presentation Skills Workshop" takes place at Stellenbosch University |
| September 07 |
The fifth HERS-SA ACADEMY 2007 takes place from 9 to 15 September 2007
at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Waterfront, Cape Town. This year 6 countries were represented. A total of 80 delegates including 69 from all over South Africa plus 11 from Angola, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, and Nigeria gathered together to share experiences, hear from experts in the field and learn from each other. In addition Dr Blenda Wilson, Chair-elect of HERS USA, joined the delegates for the whole week. Over 37 speakers and facilitators generously shared their experience and knowledge and thus provided a broad platform for the delegates to engage with challenges in the sector and interact with role models.
Two-day HERS-SA "Building Research Capacity Workshop" takes place at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business.
One-day HERS-SA "Self-Management Workshop" takes place at Stellenbosch University |
| August 07 |
HERS-SA participated in the South African Women in Science & Engineering (SAWISE) Women's Day event. A short presentation by Sarah Riordan on work centrality and multiple roles preceded a lively discussion on Positive Spillover which is the new understanding of the positive transference of skills and social capital between work and family roles. Small group discussion produced a list of at least 20 different competencies that are being used across boundaries by academic women.
One-day HERS-SA "Career Development Workshop" takes place at Stellenbosch University |
| July 07 |
One-day HERS-SA "Assertive Behaviour Workshop" takes place at Stellenbosch University |
| June 07 |
Departure of the 6 South African participants to the Summer Institute at Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, USA |
| May 07 |
HERS-SA Annual General Meeting takes place. Current Members agree to serve another two year term and Dr Loveness Kaunda and Nan Warner are confirmed / welcomed as Members. The current Management Board Members, Penny Franz, Sarah Riordan, Lesley Shackleton and Desiree Simonis are re-appointed for a further year
Selection of the 8 Carnegie Corporation of New York sponsored attendees to the HERS-SA ACADEMY 2007
Official launch of the USB-ED / HERS-SA Business Women's Academy |
| April 07 |
HERS-SA ACADEMY 2007 announcement and application information went out to the Vice Chancellors of all Southern African Universities
Nan Warner presents a paper at the Scholars at Risk Symposium in San Francicso, USA titled: "Academic Freedom: Voices from Africa" |
| March 07 |
Six participants are selected from HERS-SA ACADEMY alumnae to participate in the 2007 Summer Institute at Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, USA
With sponsorship from the Ford Foundation and the Institute of International Education, two members of the HERS-SA Management Board, Desiree Simonis and Sarah Riordan, attended a meeting of the Partnership for Higher Education in Nairobi, Kenya to inform participants about HERS-SA and meet with colleagues in East Africa |
| February 07 |
Dr Loveness Kauna and Ms Nan Warner, two HERS-SA alums, join the management team to assist with the networking in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
| January 07 |
HERS-SA receives a further grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to facilitate the attendance of women from Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and Ghana at the HERS-SA ACADEMY (2007-2009). This grant will also facilitate the expansion of the HERS-SA network into Africa.
HERS USA strengthens its bonds with HERS-SA by facilitating a further grant from Andrew W Mellon for 6 South African participants to attend the 2007 Summer Institute at Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, USA
HERS USA also assists HERS-SA by facilitating a grant from Andrew W Mellon to upgrade the HERS-SA website and database |
| November 06 |
HERS-SA collaborates with the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB-ED) to host a Business Women's Academy in October 2007. |
| October 06 |
HERS-SA office move to Wynberg
Lesley Shackleton meets with Carnegie Corporation of New York Programme Officer Andrea Johnson
Dr Wanjiku Muiruri-Mwagiru resigns from her part-time position as a Management Board Member of HERS-SA to take up a full-time position as Manager: Foundation Relations, Development & Alumni Office, University of Cape Town. |
| September 06 |
The 4th HERS-SA ACADEMY 2006 takes place at the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business. 82 delegates from 13 different countries attend the most successful ACADEMY yet. This includes 8 delegates and 2 presenters funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania. The ACADEMY was also attended by Dr Judith White, current Executive President of HERS (USA), Stacey Farnum, Director Alumnae Relations from HERS (USA) and Dorothy Garland, Deputy Director General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, United Kingdom.
HERS-SA ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP FUND is launched . For more information go to HERS-SA News & Celebation page
Members of HERS-SA and HERS (USA) attend a meeting with the Minister of Education, Ms Naledi Pandor
One-day HERS-SA Consultative Workshop with ACADEMY delegates from Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania. |
| August 06 |
Women's Day event held at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Research Centre, Cape Town. South African Women in Science & Engineering (SAWISE) in partnership with HERS-SA held an open forum discussion about the position of women scientists in academia.
Lesley Shackleton and Sarah Riordan attend the SAWISE Women's Day dinner held at the University of Cape Town.
"Career Development Workshop" held at the University of Stellenbosch. |
| July 06 |
HERS-SA brochure completed |
| June 06 |
"Time Management Workshop" for members of the South African Women in Science & Engineering (SAWISE)
Six Andrew W Mellon funded participants from South Africa depart to attend the Summer Institute at Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, USA |
| May 06 |
HERS-SA planning meeting
HERS-SA Annual General Meeting |
| April 06 |
Lesley Shackleton, Sarah Riordan and Desirée Simonis attend the 10th ATN/WEXDEV confrence in Australia: "Climate Change? Prospects for gender equity in universities". HERS-SA presented a poster entitled "HERS-SA: Leveling the playing fields for women in Higher Education in South Africa". Two papers presented included "Mid-Career Development of Academic Women" and "Leadership Discourse on Transformation and Gender in a South African University"
Selection of six Andrew W Mellon Foundation funded participants for the Summer Institute, Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, USA. |
| March 06 |
Dr Wanjiku Muiruri-Mwagiru joins HERS-SA as a Member of the Board
Call for nominations from associated universities in Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana and Tanzania for places at HERS-SA ACADEMY 2006 funded by The Carnegie Corporation of New York
HERS-SA receives a visit from Andrea Johnson, the programme officer at The Carnegie Corporation of New York
HERS-SA ACADEMY 2006 announcement documents posted to Vice Chancellors
Meeting with John Butler-Adams of the Ford Foundation
Public Relations document on HERS-SA's achievements compiled |
| February 06 |
Programme Evaluation of HERS-SA completed and the final report handed to the HERS-SA Board
Evaluation Report presented to HERS-SA Members |
| January 06 |
A paper on "Gender and the Transformation Agenda in South African Higher Education" co-authored by Lesley Shackleton, Sarah Riordan and Desirée Simonis is accepted by the Women's Studies International Forum for publication.
Planning for HERS-SA ACADEMY 2006 commenced |
| December 05 |
HERS-SA Management Board "bosberaad": "Planning for 2006" |
| November 05 |
"Writing for Publication" Workshop at the Cape Town campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| October 05 |
Members of the HERS-SA Management Board (Lesley Shackleton, Sarah Riordan and Desirée Simonis) have abstracts accepted for the 10th ATN/WEXDEV conference in Adelaide, Australia |
| September 05 |
HERS-SA ACADEMY 2005 takes place at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business. The 3rd HERS-SA ACADEMY is attended by 83 delegates from South and Southern Africa. Dr Cynthia Secor, founder of HERS Mid-America and Dr Adrian Tinsley, President Emerita of Bridgewater State College in the USA also attend and present at the ACADEMY. Seven delegates and two presenters funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York attend from Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania
Sarah Riordan and Desirée Simonis attend the Inyathelo, South African Institute for Advancement "Institutional Advancement" Training Programme
HERS-SA hosts a Celebration Lunch in tribute to Cynthia Secor who, after initiating the HERS Programme in the USA 30 years ago, is retiring at the end of 2005 |
| August 05 |
New Members for HERS-SA appointed
HERS-SA present a workshop on "Micropolitics in the Workplace" at the South African Women in Science (SAWISE) Women's Day Celebration |
| June 05 |
Six Andrew W Mellon funded participants from South Africa depart to attend the Summer Institute at Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, USA
Sarah Riordan presents a paper at the Women's World Congress in Seoul as part of the Department for International Development (DFID) research team.
Desirée Simonis presents a poster about HERS-SA at the 2005 South African Association for Research & Development in Higher Education (SAARDHE) Conference in Durban |
| May 05 |
HERS-SA Celebration function with a presentation by Lesley Shackleton, Sarah Riordan and Desirée Simonis about the completion of the Department for International Development (DFID) Research Project
HERS-SA signs a contract with Dr Wanjiku Muiruri-Mwagiru to undertake a programme evaluation of the work of HERS-SA |
| April 05 |
HERS-SA Annual General Meeting
Invitation to HERS-SA ACADEMY Alumnae to apply for a place at the Summer Institute at Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, USA
Selection of six Andrew W Mellon funded participants for the Summer Institute
Selection of seven Carnegie Corporation of New York funded participants to attend HERS-SA ACADEMY 2005 |
| March 05 |
Simone de Gersigne, Masters in Industrial Psychology student at the University of Cape Town undertakes an evaluation of the HERS-SA ACADEMY
Quarterly HERS-SA lunches on the five campuses in the Western Cape |
| February 05 |
HERS Mid-America announces funding made available from the Andrew Mellon Foundation for 12 South African participants to the 4-week Summer Institute at Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia, USA (6 each in June 2005 and 2006). This opportunity only available to women who have attended previous HERS-SA ACADEMIES.
Call for nominations from associated universities in Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana and Tanzania for places at HERS-SA ACADEMY 2005 funded by The Carnegie Corporation of New York |
| January 05 |
Planning and preparation for the HERS-SA ACADEMY 2005 started |
| December 04 |
Lesley Shackleton attended the Department for International Development (DFID) Research Group meeting in Sri Lanka as part of the 2-year "Gender Equity in Commonwealth Higher Education" project
HERS-SA Planning for 2005 meeting |
November 04 |
"Understanding Basic Finance" Workshop at the Cape Technikon
Quarterly HERS-SA lunches on the five campuses in the Western Cape |
September 04 |
HERS-SA exhibition at the International Education Association of South Africa Conference at the University of Cape Town
HERS-SA ACADEMY 2004 (26 September to 2 October) at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business at the V&A Waterfront attended by 80 delegates from South and Southern Africa. Delegates and presenters from Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana and Nigeria attend thanks to a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Opening address by Ms Naledi Pandor, Minister of Education |
August 04 |
"Self Direction" Workshop (repeat) at the University of the Western Cape
"Multi-Model" Workshop (repeat) at the Oatlands Holiday Village in Simon’s Town |
July 04 |
HERS-SA Members’ Brainstorming Workshop at Feathers Lodge, Durbanville |
June 04 |
"Understanding Basic Finance" Workshop (repeat) at the University of Cape Town
Quarterly HERS-SA lunches on the campuses of the five Western Cape Higher Education Institutions
HERS-SA AGM |
May 04 |
"24 Hour Mentoring Experience" workshop at Feathers Lodge, Durbanville |
April 04 |
"Higher Education Institutions Responding to the National HIV/Aids Initiative" Workshop at Peninsula Technikon
HERS-SA awarded a Discretionary Grant from the ETDP SETA to sponsor a delegate from each Higher Education Institution in South Africa to the HERS-SA 2004 Academy. |
March 04 |
"Multi-Model" Workshop (repeat) at Oatlands Holiday Village in Simon’s Town including:
"Sex, Lies & Separate Worlds: the Micropolitics of Higher Education
Quarterly HERS-SA lunches on the campuses of the five Western Cape Higher Education Institutions |
February 04 |
Application for accreditation with the Services SETA submitted (response pending)
HERS-SA Celebration function |
January 04 |
Planning for the HERS-SA ACADEMY 2004 commenced
Application submitted for Discretionary Grant from ETDP SETA for South African women to attend 2004 Academy (response pending)
HERS-SA received grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to facilitate the attendance of the 2004 Academy for women from Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and Ghana
Workshops planned for March, April, May and June |
December 03 |
First workshop in new weekend "Multi-Model" format held at Oatlands Holiday Village in Simon’s Town:
"Career Advancement"
"Self-Management Skills for Women" |
November 03 |
HERS-SA hosted a meeting of the Department for International Development (DFID) research group:
"Gender Equity in Commonwealth Higher Education, Power & Politics" Workshop |
October 03 |
HERS-SA lunch club initiated on 5 Western Cape campuses.
"Self direction – the key to success" Workshop. |
September 03 |
Interactive Leadership" Workshop (repeat).
HERS-SA registered as a non-profit organization |
August 03 |
Women’s Day Celebration Breakfast in cooperation with University of Stellenbosch Business School.
"Developing Assertive Behavior" Workshop (repeat).
HERS-SA ACADEMY 2003. (31 August to 6 September) at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business at the V&A Waterfront attended by 57 delegates from South and Southern Africa. Delegates from Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana and Nigeria attend thanks to a grant from The Carnegie Corporation of New York. Opening address by Prof Kader Asmal, Minister of Education |
July 03 |
Call for volunteers to act as Members
First Members meeting
Sarah Riordan delivered a paper on HERS-SA at NUTESA Conference
Desirée Simonis delivered a paper on HERS-SA at Pentech to visiting scholars from the USA. |
June 03 |
Pre-departure workshop for Summer Institute women.
HERS-SA Celebration function
"Presentation Skills" Workshop.
"Skills Development: Legislation & Application" Workshop. |
May 03 |
Paper on HERS-SA accepted by NUTESA Conference in Durban.
"Deconstructing Gender" Workshop.
"Understanding Basic Finance" Workshop (repeat).
"Writing for Publication" Workshop.
"Developing Assertive Behavior" Workshop. |
April 03 |
HERS-SA Constitution adopted by founding Members.
Application for registration as Non-profit Organization.
Move to offices at Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC)
7 women selected by HERS Mid-America to attend HERS Summer Institute in USA.
HERS-SA team invited to collaborate on international project for the Department for International Development (DFID) on Gender Equity in Higher Education in selected Commonwealth countries
"Understanding Basic Finance" Workshop.
"Understanding Higher Education Policy in South Africa" Workshop. |
March 03 |
Letter of award received from the Andrew W Mellon Foundation for workshops in the Western Cape.
Pre-departure workshop for 16 women on USA April Programme and departure of group on 20 March.
"Exploring Your Career Dilemma" Workshop. |
February 03 |
HERS-SA Website launched.
"Interactive Leadership" Workshop. |
January 03 |
Commencement of planning for 2003 activities:
- HERS-SA negotiated dedicated funding for women’s development from all HEI’s in the Western Cape.
- Series of workshops offered at the 5 Western Cape institutions
- A Women’s Day Event - 8 August 2003
- HERS-SA Academy 31/08/03 – 06/09/03
Submission of proposal to Andrew W Mellon Foundation for 2003/04. |
December 02 |
Planning meeting to take HERS-SA forward to become a formally established entity within South African Law.
Letter of support from Prof Kader Asmal, Minister of Education. |
November 02 |
Calls for expressions of interest for the HERS seminar in USA.
Visit by Dr Cynthia Secor, Dr Adrian Tinsley and Linda Dewing from HERS Mid-America.
HERS-SA Celebration function at the Cape Town Hotel School.
Bongi Sithole American Express Workshop: "Juggling roles: assisting non-traditional women students" |
October 02 |
2 –day "Spring Conference" at Devon Valley: "Collaboration in Higher Education" |
