If you’re looking for an expert opinion, QUOTE THIS WOMAN

Does anything in the news seem more preposterous than a report on abortion where the ‘expert’ being interviewed is a man? Or when a discussion about progressive workplaces is debated by an all-male panel – or a “manel”? It’s a common problem, since more than 80% of sources quoted in the news are men, even on issues that directly concern women. That’s a global statistic that South Africa mirrors closely.

While most of us just raise our eyebrows in dismay, Kathy Magrobi set out to overthrow that sexist, lazy or ill-considered reporting by creating Quote This Woman+, a South African database of female experts in subjects