In this episode of The TK Show, TK is joined by academic Odile Mackett. They discuss the burden faced by women in the labour market, the difficulty in implementing Western policies in Africa, the tension between freedom and security, and the South African social contract.
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TK Pooe (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Witwatersrand School of Governance; his main fields of research are Public Policy themes such as Local Economic Development, Law and
Development, Scenario Planning and Thinking, and Failure Analysis. Over the last ten years, he has lectured and consulted for various institutions like the North-West University’s Government Studies Programme, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Gordon Institute of Business Science (University of Pretoria) and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute. Before joining academia, he worked in various government institutions as a Public Policy research consultant.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TKPooe7
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Odile Mackett is a lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Governance. Her PhD research focuses on the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda and gender equality in the labour market. Other research interests include social security, household composition and the labour market. Odile is an associate editor for the African Review of Economics and Finance as well as an associate member of the Pan-African Scientific Research Council.
Website: https://odilemackett.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OdileMackett
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/odile-mackett-a37b6752/
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