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Heritage Bank Nigeria has restated its commitment to women empowerment, saying women empowerment is not only key to organisation’s business strategies and growth, but to building a sustainable and flourishing global economy as well. The bank reaffirmed this as this year’s International Women’s Day was celebrated on Friday, March 8.
Speaking on the International Women’s Day 2019 campaign theme, “Balance-for Better,” the MD/CEO of Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo, who said the commemoration was a call to action for driving gender balance globally, stressed that presently, gender bias remained a significant obstacle to global progress, and was particularly acute in the workplace.
He said organisations with greater gender equality are more innovative, generous, and profitable.
The MD who cited the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals which target gender equality because women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, half of its potential, noted that women still had fewer economic opportunities than men, less access to education, and less political representation.
According to him, though there had been considerable progress in developing the capabilities of women, their participation in economic and political decision-making remains very limited.
To help chart a path that will champion gender parity, the bank organised mentorship session in the Experience Centres (branches) across the country, where the senior colleagues spoke to the junior staff on proper grooming and better ways to excel in their homes, career, politics, education and other crucial spectrum in life for better society.
Addressing the staff, Sekibo stated that Heritage Bank would continue to drive work environment that is inclusive and ensure the number of women in leadership position of the bank increases.
He disclosed that the bank recognised the contribution of women to the society and the vital role in driving bank’s business, thus Heritage Bank would continue to partner them to achieve its corporate goals.
“Our culture is predisposed to welcome every woman and her vision into our mind-set of creativity and knowledge, helping her to grow her business beyond where she can ever imagine by offering specialised products and services for her business,” Sekibo said, adding, “by our very nature, our services are personal, and deliberately approached from a bespoke angle, to simplify her life and business so as to be able to create, preserve and transfer wealth across generations.”
While commending the tremendous social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world, Sekibo noted that it was also time to recognise how much work was still left to do.
