land summit Africa cannot eliminate poverty or achieve inclusive development without the participation of women, African Union Commission’s Rural Economy and Agriculture Commissioner, Ambassador Josefa L.C. Sacko, said Wednesday at the on-going 2019 Conference on Land Policy in Africa. Ambassador Sacko said for far too long, African women have contributed to the development of the […]
Category: Business Women
A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found that women face a greater threat of losing their jobs to technology than their male counterparts. According to the study, up to 26 million women in major economies could see their jobs displaced within the next two decades, if technology continues at its current […]
bukun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and others at the Women Corporate Directors Foundation meeting hosted by FirstBank By Chinyere Joel- Nwokeoma Educated women are widely acknowledged as having the potential to be great leaders. Indeed, in developed countries, the average educational levels achieved by women are, at least, as high as those […]
by Mariam Yinusa and Edward Mabaya Monica Musonda, CEO of Zambian food processing company Java Foods, certainly faced hurdles in her rise to the top, but she overcame them. “Although the barriers to entry for women can be frustrating, they are often basic and relatively easy to resolve,” she said, playing down her struggles. “My […]
Shaesta Waiz, founder of Dreams Soar Inc and Bakhita Al Muheiri, Emirates Boeing 777 First Officer at the Emirates Aviation College Championing the importance of women’s contributions to the growth and development of aviation, Emirates recently hosted Shaesta Waiz for a Boeing 777 simulator challenge in its home base of Dubai. Waiz is the founder […]
A Zambian bank has suspended one of its senior officials for allegedly sleeping with over 200 men while promising them jobs, according to a report by the ZambianWatch. The woman identified as Mutale Winfridah, a branch senior executive of ZANACO bank, was suspended by bank management for sleeping with over 200 different men who were […]