Breaking Barriers
Breaking Barriers
Tipping the scales to equity: Not “jobs for the girls”, but employment systems that work for women
BREAKING BARRIERS Quarterly Report August 2023 VIEW REPORT ARCHIVE Introduction and context Young South African women are disproportionately represented on our platform, SA Youth – evidence of their competence, their readiness to work, and their tenacity. SA Youth is...Breaking Barriers
Betting on youth: how investing in inclusion can drive growth and shared prosperity
BREAKING BARRIERS Quarterly Report June 2023 VIEW REPORT ARCHIVE The latest QLFS data suggests that, despite temporary upticks in youth employment amid the ongoing recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic – we continue to face a poly-crisis of multiple catastrophic events....Breaking Barriers
Inclusive by Design: Overcoming Digital Barriers to Youth Employment
BREAKING BARRIERS Quarterly Report February 2023 VIEW REPORT ARCHIVE The past few months have demonstrated how multiple overlapping crises–post pandemic recovery, load-shedding and limited growth–can devastate labour market prospects for young people. As much as the...Breaking Barriers
Breaking Barriers Q4 2022
BREAKING BARRIERS Quarterly Report November 2022 VIEW REPORT ARCHIVE Meet young people where they are: how to turn optimism into opportunity Despite slight upticks in employment—due to growth in employment in construction, transport and community and social services,...Breaking Barriers