An additional International Women's Day is observed today, with people all across the world reflecting on gender parity advancements and taking steps to hasten the process.
The emphasis of this year's International Women's Day, Embrace Equality, is on the significance of fostering gender equity across all sectors and making it an intrinsic part of every society.
With its Inclusion for Everyone pillar, Vodafone Ghana has contributed throughout time to the acceptance of equity. This pillar makes sure that everyone may benefit from digitalization by emphasizing connection, digital literacy, and the introduction of useful goods and services. Moreover, Vodafone Ghana aspires to build a staff that is inclusive and varied and reflects the communities it serves.
The telco's dedication to gender parity is clear from the numerous internal and external initiatives it has undertaken over the years.
Hannah Ashiokai Akrong, Vodafone Ghana's Director of Human Resources, said, "It starts with conscious efforts that make our workplace more inclusive and pleasant for our female leaders. Our Executive Committee has a 70% female representation. In departments where there are normally a lot of men working there, we have goals to hire more women. We also provide four months of parental leave, have designated areas in our offices for nursing moms, and reserve parking places for expectant mothers.
She also referred to the Reconnect initiative of Vodafone Ghana. Our Reconnect program makes it possible for female professionals who have taken a break from their employment to concentrate on other aspects of their lives.
once they're ready, it's simple for individuals to reenter the workforce.
Vodafone Ghana has also put in place several measures to promote female involvement in STEM.
The Girls Camp, which introduces girls in STEM from second-cycle schools to the newest trends in technology, innovation, and creativity, is one instance of this. Participants receive instruction in coding, online education, mentorship, and entrepreneurship, among other digital skills.
With the help of Vodafone Ghana's Code-Like-a-Girl initiative, students may create a website after the one-week course by learning the fundamentals of computer languages and development tools including HTML, CSS, and GitHub.
Female engineering students have the opportunity to work in a variety of capacities inside Vodafone Ghana thanks to the Female Engineering Students Scholarship Program (FESSP) of Vodafone.
It offers mentoring and assistance to help students develop into leaders in their chosen STEM fields. Another program Vodafone Ghana has launched to advance gender equality provides advice, inspiration, and role models for younger women through the Women Mentoring Group.
These organizations support activities for gender equality that encourage inclusiveness and diversity.
Along with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Vodafone Ghana has sponsored external initiatives aimed at empowering women and girls, giving 1,500 women in the unorganized sector access to digital and monetary education.
Vodafone Ghana is aiming to create an inclusive digital society by giving women the chance to improve their abilities and by fostering a positive work environment.
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