South Africa, Aug. 8 -- Pnet, a leading South African online recruitment platform, draws from five years of employment insights to unpack where progress is happening and where gender disparities remain. The report shows that the gender gap is still a persistent issue in the workplace, reflected in how opportunities, pay and career progression are distributed between women and men.

"With unequal access to leadership roles, pay disparities for similar work, and occupational segregation, women continue to face systemic barriers that limit their full participation in the job market," says Anja Bates, head of data at Pnet. "These inequalities don't just affect individuals; they hold back economic growth and undermine the principle of equal op...