{"id":17957,"date":"2024-03-09T06:07:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T06:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=17957"},"modified":"2024-03-09T06:09:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T06:09:34","slug":"union-bank-advocates-for-inclusivity-and-female-empowerment-at-2024-international-womens-day-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=17957","title":{"rendered":"Union Bank Advocates For Inclusivity And Female Empowerment At 2024 International Women\u2019s Day Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>\u2022L-R: Olufunmilola Aluko, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Union Bank of Nigeria; Rev. Mother Esther Ajayi, of the Love of Christ Generation Church, Special Guest; Yetunde Oni, MD\/CEO, Union Bank of Nigeria; Mannir Ringim, Executive Director, Union Bank of Nigeria; and Gloria Omereonye, Area Business Executive Lagos, Union Bank of Nigeria at the Union Bank International Women\u2019s Day celebration recently held at the Bank&#8217;s Head Office, Stallion Plaza, Marina, Lagos.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><span class=\"s2\">Union Bank of Nigeria has re-emphasised its advocacy for an equitable and inclusive society devoid of biases, stereotypes, and discrimination. This assertion was recently made at a special event hosted by the Bank to commemorate this year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day celebration under the global theme <\/span><span class=\"s1\">#InspireInclusion<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Tagged <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Ability Over Gender,<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> the occasion provided the Bank with another unique opportunity to showcase its commitment to gender inclusivity and promotion of female excellence and competence across different fields of endeavour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The event highlighted a keynote address by Union Bank\u2019s new CEO, Yetunde B. Oni, who reiterated the financial institution\u2019s commitment to continually champion the cause of women&#8217;s advancement and other underrepresented communities while pushing for their inclusion and recognition in otherwise closed-off spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">A special panel session moderated by Chioma Nwokike, Head of Retail Segments and \u03b1lpher, followed soon after the keynote address. The panellists included Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo, Advocacy &amp; Communications Lead at EFInA\u202f(Enhancing Financial Innovation &amp; Access);\u202fDr. Zahra Modibbo, Managing Partner, D\u00e9bbo Africa; Olajumoke Daramola, Specialist Advisory Services Africa, Women\u2019s World Banking; and Esohe Adetola, Learning Solutions Manager at Shell Nigeria, who lent their voices on how to change the narrative around inclusion and truly create an environment that enables women to truly thrive and excel \u2018Because She Can\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Speaking at the sidelines of the event, Olufunmilola Aluko, Chief Brand &amp; Marketing Officer at Union Bank, said<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">\u201cUnion Bank, at its core, stands for equal representation and acknowledgement of the incredible skills and ability women bring to the table notwithstanding the industry or enterprise they engage in. The message behind this year\u2019s theme is a call for everyone to strive for a fair, equitable world where individuals are judged and assessed on the depth of their capability rather than their biological makeup.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Bank of Nigeria has re-emphasised its advocacy for an equitable and inclusive society devoid of biases, stereotypes, and discrimination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2456],"tags":[8547,8546,820],"class_list":["post-17957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-2024-international-womens-day","tag-female-empowerment","tag-union-bank"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17957"}],"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=17957"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17961,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17957\/revisions\/17961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}