Sixolile Ngcobo

Sixolile Ngcobo is a seasoned gender and sustainable development Practitioner and is trained in psychology and employee wellness. She has over 20 years experience, extensive knowledge, and expertise in gender equality with a special focus on women’s rights and development in Africa and globally. Prior to joining the Commission for Gender Equality of South Africa in 2016 as the Provincial Head for the Free State Province, she worked on the Western Cape in a similar position. Sixolile worked on several projects for various institutions including international, regional, and local South Africa based non-governmental organisations and in the private sector as a Senior Manager and as the Gender and Sustainable Development Expert. Sixolile is the founder and Managing Director of The Well Health Company since 2015, a consulting firm that works with organisations to create and maintain conducive workspaces for wom_n to flourish in all their diversity and being. She uses her collective experiences and intersectionality lens when processing her work. She is completing her MPhil in Management Coaching at the University of Stellenbosch Business School as part of her journey on becoming a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Specialist / Coach ( DEIB).