ISSN 2736-1578
African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN: 2736-1578, Vol. 11 (1), pp. 001-007, January, 2026. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
From Policy to Practice: Assessing the Impact of Higher Education Transformation on Gender Equity at Gauteng University of Technology
Yvonne Senne1* and Robert Rugimbana2
1Department of Management and Enterprise, Faculty of Management Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.
2Business School, Faculty of Management Sciences Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.
Accepted 9 November, 2025
The need for more equitable workplace opportunities for employees is a well-documented area in management literature. More recently, research on the role of gender equity strategies is also prominent in the literature. An important lacuna in the equal employment opportunities (EEO) literature appears, however, to be the lack of focus on gender equity in higher education. Specifically, the in- attention to the influence of organizational policies, practices and processes on equity. This study applies a case study approach to study gender equity in South Africa, as a means of measuring the progress of gender equity in the South African higher education sector. The study examines pre- and post- level attainment of gender equity using gender representation as a measure of progress. Using gender profiling, findings suggests that current gender equity strategies may be at odds with the intentions of the transformational agenda in post-apartheid South Africa. As such, the paper highlights the need to fully utilize gender mainstreaming strategies as a means of guiding, planning and monitoring achievements of gender equity in South African Higher Education Institutions.
Key words: Equity, gender, transformation.