“Gender inequality persists in South African workplace: MasterCard Index”, 2 Sep 2014: Results of the 2014 MasterCard Index of Women’s Advancement show that gender inequality towards women remains in the [South African] workplace...The Index tracks...three indicators: Employment (workforce participation and regular employment), Capability (secondary and tertiary education), and Leadership (business owners, business leaders and political leaders)...In Capability, South Africa retained its gender parity score of 100...However...[f]or every 100 male business leaders there are 57.5 women, and for every 100 male business owners there are just 25.5 women. In the seven years...the Index has been conducted, the number of female business owners decreases...while the number of their male counterparts increases [annually]... “South African women have equal access to secondary and tertiary education, and regular employment opportunities...the essential foundations of economic empowerment and financial independence,” says Mark Hearne, Acting Division President, MasterCard, South Africa. “However, it is clear...South Africa still has significant progress to make before it achieves gender equality...”...