Women Working for Change

23/08/2022

Southbridge A&I signe la Charte de la Diversité du genre de THE AFRICA CEO FORUM, portée par son partenaire exclusif We4She au Maroc

https://south-bridge.com/2022/08/15/9693/

Lamia Merzouki Hassan Belkhayat Women Working for Change

29/07/2021

🔎According to Gender Diversity Barometer of Deloitte Africa, 90% companies plans to increase the Board Gender Diversity.
Discover how and share your best practices for more inclusiveness in the board 👇🏽

27/07/2021

📝 How men can be more inclusive leaders ? Check out the exclusive interview of James Mwangi, CEO of Equity Group Holdings

https://bit.ly/3xcon10

It’s a testament to women’s inner power. When I consider how much they’ve contributed to Equity’s growth, it’s a given to provide them equal opportunities.

22/07/2021

4 tips to build relationship at the workplace to advance women's careers✍🏾

1️⃣ Leverage informal norms
2️⃣ Make meaningless time more meaningful
3️⃣ Suit yourself
4️⃣ Face forward

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3hUloWv

Focus on informal interactions.

15/07/2021

📢3 key drivers about women leadership at the workplace!
What do you think about it? Please share your thoughts in the comments below 👇🏾

12/07/2021

12 inspiring women working for change share with us some inspiration, goals and values every month.

This month, Elisabeth Medou Badang, spokesperson, Orange Middle East and Africa, Maroc shares with us an inspiring insight about self-change and self-esteem. ♀️ 💡

18/06/2021

🔎According to Gender Diversity Barometer of Deloitte Africa, 69% companies have less than 25% Women Board Representativity. ♀️

There is still not good enough: female representation at board level in Africa. There is indeed a long way to go to reach parity at board level in Africa and to create the much-needed financial impact of gender-balanced boards.

Our executive training program is designed to boost C-suite women executives board potential. In keeping with WFC vision and mission, Get African Women On Board is our first certified executive training program co-designed with our partner KPMG and launched in September 2019.

💡 Find out more: https://www.wearewfc.com/initiatives/get-african-women-on-board/

17/06/2021

📢This year, the number of women running businesses on the Fortune 500 hit an all-time record: 41. But that's not all. For the first time two Black women are running Fortune 500 businesses: Roz Brewer of No. 16 Walgreens Boots Alliance and Thasunda Brown Duckett of No. 79 TIAA)

These milestones together amount to an exceptional year for the leadership of the Fortune 500, which ranks America's largest companies. This list has long been seen as a microcosm of U.S. business at large.

For that reason, the number of female chief executives on the ranking is a closely watched statistic among those who track gender diversity in boardrooms and C-suites across the country.

Congratulations to all these women! 👏🏾

https://bit.ly/3d6KIpN

From the highest-ranking female CEO to new representation for Black women on the list.

10/06/2021

Recruitment Gender Diversity👩🏾‍💼♀️

Encouragingly, 64% of the companies surveyed reported a nearly 50:50 male/female applicant ratio between 2019 and 2020, attesting to a gender-balanced applicant pool. The survey reveals, however, that after the recruitment process, the trend reverses, as companies do not reach this level of gender parity in their workforce. More than three-fourths of businesses recruit mostly men, while 30% have a majority female staff.

👉🏾Check out the Gender Diversity Barometer in partnership with Deloitte
https://www.wearewfc.com/gender-diversity-barometer-african-companies-rise-to-the-challenge/

08/06/2021

12 inspiring women working for change share with us some inspiration, goals and values every month.

This month, Claude Borna, Managing Director and Chief Innovation Officer of Sèmè City shares with us an inspiring insight about thinking of the future.

And you, how do you prepare your own future? ♀️ 💡

03/06/2021

Recruitment Gender Diversity👩🏾‍💼♀️

Encouragingly, 64% of the companies surveyed reported a nearly 50:50 male/female applicant ratio between 2019 and 2020, attesting to a gender-balanced applicant pool. The survey reveals, however, that after the recruitment process, the trend reverses, as companies do not reach this level of gender parity in their workforce. More than three-fourths of businesses recruit mostly men, while 30% have a majority female staff.

👉🏾Check out the Gender Diversity Barometer in partnership with Deloitte: https://bit.ly/34mEEEH

01/06/2021

🎙️ The 4 "Cs" of Success: Check out Egyptian International Cooperation Minister Rania Al-Mashat’s recipe for successful leadership.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzl7r95d_FA

"Being at the table is important when you have substance and be able to contribute. I believe in 4 principles to be a successful leader: competence, connecti...

27/05/2021

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Our newsletter keeps you posted on Women Working for Change news while also featuring inspiring stories, initiatives and articles from women, covering values like leadership and female empowerment.

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25/05/2021

Happy Africa Day to all Africans contributing to a fairer, stronger, more competitive African business world, empowered by gender-equal transformative leadership!🌍
Let's continued to inspire businesswomen driven to create lasting change.

20/05/2021

12 inspiring African women with a strong set of shared values and goals every month.

This month, Toyin F Sanni, CEO, Emerging Africa Capital Group, Nigeria of the WFC initiative, shares with us an inspiring quote about self-confidence at the workplace. And you, what is your key of success to make a working day productive? ♀️ 🗝️

18/05/2021

[Reading of the day 📚✏️]: Unruly! African Women Who Were Ahead of Their Times

"What these women from different backgrounds have in common is their love for the continent. All of them dreamed of a united Africa and took advantage of the slightest opportunity to try to give it substance, convinced that they would only succeed if they joined forces."

Géraldine Faladé Touadé, a former journalist, paid tribute to several African women (Madeleine Ly, Marie Madoé Sivomey, Jeanne Martin Cissé, Sita Bella...) who were ahead of their time made their mark in a fiercely male-dominated society, in an essay published by Présence Africaine entitled "Turbulentes! Des Africaines en Avance sur Leur Temps" (Unruly! African Women Who Were Ahead of Their Times).

She revives the memory of these pioneers who have been unjustly forgotten by history for far too long.

🇬🇧 https://bit.ly/3hAjjzu

🇫🇷 https://bit.ly/3opLSB3

Africa’s history is filled with ‘unruly’ women who were seen as a threat by colonial and post-colonial authorities due to their campaigning and pushing for progress.

13/05/2021

Management Team Diversity 👩🏾‍💼♀️

There is a lack of at the leadership level. For a majority of the companies questionned, women are underrepresented in top executive positions. This trend is less marked at the level, where two in five companies have a balanced representation, and only 3% of the nearly 500 companies surveyed reported having no managers in their workforce.

👉🏾Check out our 'Gender Diversity Barometer' in partnership with Deloitte https://bit.ly/2SCcOS7

11/05/2021

📢 Get African Women on Board: take your seat at the board table!

“Get African Women on Board”, our first female executive training programme, co-developed with our partner KPMG, launched in September 2019 with the ambition of helping women C-suite executives acquire the tools they need to get a seat in Africa’s top corporate boardrooms.

Our first graduating class, made up of four women leaders: Aude Apetey, Bola Bamidele, Cynthia Gnassingbe-Essonam and Caroline Kamaitha received their diplomas in early April 2021 and we’d like to take this time to congratulate them! 👏🏾 🎓
A new class will be formed in the weeks ahead.

06/05/2021

[WFC Mag 📝] Gender Diversity Barometer: African companies rise to the challenge ♀️

In partnership with Deloitte, Women Working for Change has published a report on African companies’ progress in terms of gender parity presented by Emna Kharouf, Managing Partner, Deloitte Consulting Afrique during . The survey shines a light on the range of initiatives companies have implemented to foster Gender Equality and Diversity in the Workplace and Promote the principles of the . Based on the results of the survey, Africa’s corporate world is still a long way from achieving .

Check out the full barometer https://bit.ly/3eq6dCZ

In partnership with the Women Working for Change (WFC) network, an initiative of the Africa CEO Forum, Deloitte has published a report on African companies’ progress in terms of gender parity. The survey shines a light on the range of initiatives companies have implemented to adhere to the gender ...

29/04/2021

WFC Mag 📝

A l’occasion de l’Africa Financial Industry Summit qui s’est tenu en digital les 10 et 11 mars 2021, une session privée a réuni les dirigeantes de l’industrie financière africaine. Enthousiasmante, cette première réunion a déjà donné lieu à un certain nombre de résolutions.

Emmenée par Lamia Merzouki, DG adjointe de Casablanca Finance City Authority, Global Co-Chair, Financial Centres for Sustainability, et co-lead du réseau Women Working for Change, une quinzaine de femmes dirigeantes du secteur de la finance, se sont réunies autour de la question de la promotion des femmes dans le secteur de la finance en Afrique.

➡️ En savoir plus : https://bit.ly/3vyNdI9

A l’occasion de l’Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS) qui s’est tenu en digital les 10 et 11 mars 2021, une session privée a réuni les dirigeantes de l’industrie financière africaine. Enthousiasmante, cette première réunion a déjà donné lieu à un certain nombre de résolutions.

29/04/2021

WFC Mag 📝

At the Africa Financial Industry Summit, on 10 and 11 March 2021, a workshop for leaders from the financial sector provided a forum for an hour and a half of spirited, enthralling discussion between participants, ending with a promise to meet again shortly to continue the exercise in some form.

Led by Lamia Merzouki, Deputy General Manager at the Casablanca Finance City Authority, Co-Chair of the International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) and Co-Leader of the Women Working for Change Network, a cohort of more than 15 female finance executives came together to discuss how to advance women’s careers in Africa’s financial sector.

➡️ Find out more: https://bit.ly/3nAmCaW

The Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS), held virtually on 10 and 11 March 2021, brought together a cohort of women leaders from Africa’s financial industry in a private session. At this first inspiring meeting, participants put forward a number of solutions aimed at closing the gender gap.

27/04/2021

Congratulations to Laureen Kouassi-OlssonKouassi-Olsson for lauching her own platform Birimian the first investment operational company dedicated to championing African heritage luxury and premium brands! 👏🏾 We wish her every success in this new great project.



➡️ Find out more: https://bit.ly/3nqEzZ9

Birimian, the first operational investment firm dedicated to connecting African luxury and heritage fashion brands with international investors, has launched...

20/04/2021

[2021 is the year of change 📅]

12 amazing women working for change give us some inspiration.
This month, Daphne Mashile-Nkosi, Executive Chairperson, Kalagadi Manganese Pty Ltd and Chairperson of the WFC initiative, shares with us an inspiring quote about change in our lives from Socrates. And you, what is your secret of change? ♀

15/04/2021

Most companies say they’re committed to advancing into roles. What they may fail to recognize, though, is that systemic barriers are holding women back. As a result, women remain disadvantaged at every stage of their and underrepresented in positions of power. ♀️

This article describes common forms of gender discrimination in seven key areas of talent : attracting candidates, hiring employees, integrating newcomers into the organization, developing employees, assessing performance, managing compensation and promotion, and retaining employees.

What are your solutions to close the Gender Gap? 💡

➡️ https://bit.ly/32ih7nu

You have to be systematic.

08/03/2021

Women Working for Change wishes to all women a Happy International Women's Day ! ♀️

WFC continues to inspire, shape and provide a platform for African businesswomen to create lasting change.

We are committed to giving a voice to African women and strengthen women's leadership in business.

Now more than ever, let's keep elevating African women and foster better gender equality

https://www.wearewfc.com/

15/01/2021

Covid-19 crisis: a mother of innovation?

“Africa needs to end its reliance on foreign currency-denominated funding, which can backfire so quickly. Banks and businesses need to find sources of local funding to finance the local economy.” - Ngozi Edozien, Managing director and Founder, InVivo Partners

https://bit.ly/39vCJ2K

Unprecedented and felt around the world, the Covid-19 crisis is impacting every segment of Africa’s economy. However, its effects are unevenly distributed from one sector to another. During the WFC Summit, four high-level panellists shared their thoughts on the winners and the losers of the crisis...

13/01/2021

[WFC Mag] Covid crisis: supporting women should be a priority

“Given the disruptions Covid-19 has caused in the education system, we’re seeing a situation where the workload of African women has increased dramatically, even though it was already higher than the global average before the crisis hit.” - Sandra Sancier-Sultan, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

https://bit.ly/2N070zb

Africa’s ambition of achieving greater gender equality in the workplace has been derailed by the Covid crisis. Several high-level panellists offered their ideas on how to get things back on track.

07/01/2021

The entire team of Women Working for Change sends you its best wishes for 2021. For this new year, we wish you all the best in everything you undertake. Let's continue to change the face of business in Africa together!

11/12/2020

"What I tell young women, especially those in the business world, is that you have the skills, so don’t be afraid to use them."

Discover the interview of Graça Machel, founder of Graça Machel Trust about her tireless advocacy for children’s rights and her vision of women’s leadership.

https://bit.ly/37PA0jQ

What kind of impact is the current crisis having on society, and women in particular?There is a growing gap between urban and rural populations. In rural areas, schools are shut down. Yet, for millions of women and children, there are no alternatives to in-person education because they lack electric...

09/12/2020

Congratulations to Yolanda Cuba for her new role as Vice President Southern and Eastern Africa for MTN Group

https://bit.ly/37Qbj6O

MTN announced on Friday that it has completed a comprehensive review of the Group strategy with a focus on accelerating growth, deleveraging the holding company debt and unlocking value. The revised strategy will be presented in more detail following the release of MTN’s 2020 full-year results in ...

04/12/2020

“There are more women who want to share experiences, knowledge and mentoring.” - Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. during the panel about sisterhood.


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“There are more women who want to share experiences, knowledge and mentoring.” - Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria

03/12/2020

Félicitations à Djaïli Amadou Amal, lauréate du prix Goncourt 2020 des lycéens avec « Les Impatientes ». Un roman qui met à nu les violences contre les femmes au Sahel.

https://bit.ly/2VuUh8y

Déjà lauréate du prix Orange du livre en Afrique en 2019 et finaliste du Goncourt, la Camerounaise Djaïli Amadou Amal a remporté le Goncourt des lycéens avec « Les Impatientes », un roman qui met à nu les violences contre les femmes au Sahel. – Jeune Afrique

03/12/2020

“PPPs are the only opportunity to improve healthcare.” - Agnes Binagwaho, Vice-Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity during

https://bit.ly/36yg9pZ

“Public and private sectors partnership are the only opportunity to improve healthcare.” - Agnes Binagwaho, Vice-Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity

02/12/2020

“We have to remove the barriers and change the social norms so that women get the same opportunities as men” - Graça Machel, Founder, Graça Machel Trust during

https://bit.ly/3g0dXuD

“Do women really have the same opportunities as men? We have then to remove the barriers (...) we have to define what do we have to remove to change the soci...

02/12/2020

Thanks to all our partners for this inspiring day dedicated to African women leaders!

01/12/2020

“You strike the women, you strike the rock” - Daphne Mashile-Nkosi, Executive Chairperson Kalagadi Manganese and Chairman, WFC, at the opening ceremony during .

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“You strike the women you strike the rock” Daphne Mashile-Nkosi, Executive Chairperson, Kalagadi Manganese, during the summit.https://thesummit.wearewfc.com/en/

24/11/2020

[Opening ceremony]

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20/11/2020

Lamia MERZOUKI nous explique les impacts de la crise sur le leadership féminin africain.

"La crise n'a fait qu'aggraver l'inégalité des genres déjà importante en Afrique, mais il est important que les femmes puissent transformer cette crise en opportunité."

Rendez-vous la semaine prochaine pour le !

Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant : https://bit.ly/3kPb14G

20/11/2020

4 days before kicks off next week!

Featuring some of the continent’s most prominent female leaders today, participants will share their vision of the global challenges to come as well as the steps that need to be taken to give women their rightful place in spearheading change.

Registration here: https://bit.ly/2UXH87X

20/11/2020

Yolanda Cuba, Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer, MTN, shares her opinion on digital tools that allow us to interact and learn with others based on trust.

What about you? What do you think about digital events?

Join us at next week!

➡️ Registration here: https://bit.ly/2KupHdb