If women were taken more seriously, they could add 10% to Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025. This is according to a 2019 report on gender inequality in Africa, produced by management consulting company, McKensy. Although issues around women empowerment were on the spotlight on International Women's Day, conversations should be ongoing. With this in mind Channel Africa's Lulu Gaboo spoke to Lerato Thahane, partner at legal firm Bowmans South Africa, about the role of female lawyers in the workplace.