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Bertus Preller, a lawyer based in Cape Town, believes this is because although South African women are becoming doctors, lawyers and entrepreneurs, getting well-paid jobs does not necessarily free them from the clutches of the patriarchy.

Parts of the labour movement, including unions such as the GMB and Unite, have warned of risks to thousands of well-paid jobs in the oil and gas sector.

In “Your Friends and Neighbors,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+, Jon Hamm plays Andrew Cooper, called Coop, a well-paid, well-placed hedge fund trader who is fired from his job, ostensibly for violating a company policy about fraternization in the ranks.

"But we have to be realistic. We have to attract a new generation who can be offered flexible working in other sectors, who can be offered well-paid positions."

Still only 30, he has a - reportedly well-paid - contract until 2027 and has shown no agitation to leave.