Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina calls for stronger support for women, from research to leadership

Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina calls for stronger support for women, from research to leadership Zekhethelo Thu, 10/29/2026 - 10:20 28 Oct 2026 The Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina, has called for stronger action to ensure that South Africa's progress in increasing women's participation in research translates into greater representation in research leadership, innovation and enterprise. Speaking at the launch of Mangosuthu University of Technology's Women in Research Initiative for Growth and Transformation (WRIGHT) in Durban today, Dr Gina said that the country had made significant progress towards gender parity in research, but that representation alone was not enough. Government continues to invest across the research pipeline. In 2025/26, the country supported 6 246 postgraduate students, including 1 644 emerging researchers and 708 black women. As at April 2026, women held 104 of the 198 research chairs under the South African Research Chairs Initiative. According to the 2023/2024 National Survey of Research and Experimental Development, women now account for 47,7% of South Africa's research workforce, 52% of the academic workforce a

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