From L-R:Olufunmilola Aluko, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Union Bank; Mudassir Amray MD\/CEO, Union Bank; and Dupe Ogunbiyi, Head, Facilities and Premises, Union Bank, during the annual IWD event in Marina, Lagos.<\/i><\/p>\n
Leading financial services institution, Union Bank of Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to a just and equitable society in honour of International Women’s Day 2023 by promoting equity, justice, and the continuous inclusion of women in all fields of human endeavour, particularly in technology. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n This was highlighted at a virtual event recently hosted by the bank\u2019s internal women\u2019s network, WeHub (Women Empowerment Hub). <\/span><\/p>\n In line with this year\u2019s global campaign theme, \u2018Embrace Equity\u2019, the event had activities and discussions focused on topical issues. As an organisation committed to leading the charge for inclusion and parity, Union Bank has consistently leveraged International Women\u2019s Day to promote impactful conversations and encourage positive action for gender equality. <\/span><\/p>\n During the discussions, the bank emphasised its commitment to embedding equity in all its operations to guarantee the career advancement of female employees across all departments, especially Technology.<\/span><\/p>\n The event tagged WeHub Conversations – Leveraging Technology for Women\u2019s Careers & Business Advancement kicked off with a Keynote address on Leveraging Tech for Women\u2019s Advancement presented by Toye Soladoye, Chief Technology Officer, Union Bank. A panel conversation with a unique technology and digital sector discussant group followed this. <\/span><\/p>\n The panellists included Deborah Ojengbede, CEO at AFEN; Kelechi Ekeghe, Business Manager, Ceva Software Limited; Kanrotmwa Sambodaju, Head, IT Channel Operations, Union Bank and Echezona Agubata, Head, IT Strategy & Governance, Union Bank. <\/span><\/p>\n The discussion provided insights into the digital gender divide in technology and the widening economic\/social inequalities. The speakers also addressed digital and ICT-facilitated gender-based violence, spotlighting the importance of protecting the rights of women and girls in digital spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking during her opening remarks, Olufunmilola Aluko, Chief Brand & Marketing Officer Union Bank, said <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cInternational Women\u2019s Day is a significant day for us at Union Bank because it provides an opportunity to recognise the contributions and progress made by women in the workplace and society at large. <\/span><\/p>\n This year\u2019s message reminds us that in our push for a gender-balanced world, equality alone is not enough. It is important that everyone is treated fairly and with consideration for their needs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From L-R:Olufunmilola Aluko, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Union Bank; Mudassir Amray MD\/CEO, Union Bank; and Dupe Ogunbiyi, Head, Facilities and Premises, Union Bank, during the annual IWD event in Marina, Lagos. Leading financial services institution, Union Bank of Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to a just and equitable society in honour of International Women’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12541,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2456],"tags":[6590,6591,820],"class_list":["post-12540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-equity-vs-equality","tag-international-womens-day-2023","tag-union-bank"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12542,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12540\/revisions\/12542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}