Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcukais an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of UN Women. Previously she was a South African politician who was Deputy President of South Africa from 2005 to 2008. She was the first woman to hold the position and at that point the highest ranking woman in the history of South Africa. She is married to the former head of the National Prosecuting Authority, Bulelani Ngcuka...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 November 1955
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka quotes about
hope information
We hope that there will be better policy-making and hope to see projects implemented. We have lots of information that can be used for the implementation of projects.
achieve gender status-quo
Achieving gender equality is about disrupting the status quo - not negotiating it.
equal-pay employment employers
Employers must make far-reaching changes to employment terms and conditions for women: Equal pay for equal, decent work.