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Female Students predominantly in Support Roles<br />
The high uptake of support roles in peer groups by females students at ALU echos a<br />
key challenge of gender equality in the workplace: women being equally<br />
represented in numbers but not in influence. Support roles contrast to line roles,<br />
which males both at ALU and in Africa at large were found to dominate, in that they<br />
do not directly affect the key processes and decision making of an organisation.<br />
Thus, they have limited influence.<br />
Our hope is that the insights from this report enable ALU to take a data-driven approach with the key<br />
next steps serving as guides for steering progress. Furthermore, we challenge all members of the<br />
ALU community, students and staff, to identify an area where they can make a difference and do so<br />
in their personal capacity.<br />
<strong>WLA</strong> believes that by making intentional strides in these<br />
three areas of disparity, ALU will significantly improve the<br />
female student experience and in turn better prepare<br />
women to excel in the working world!<br />
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