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Proportion of women in management positions to rise to 30 percent by 2030

Dec 27, 2021 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Commitment to equality, #Lanxess, #LANXESS AG., #Matthias Zachert, #UN Global Compact, #UN Women, #women in management positions

LANXESS wants to further promote gender diversity: By 2030, the speciality chemicals company aims to increase the proportion of women in management positions worldwide to 30 per cent. At the end of 2020, around 23 per cent of these positions were held by women.

 “To move LANXESS forward, we need the best talents. We also know from our own experience that diverse teams come to better decisions and drive innovation. Bringing more women into management positions is, therefore, a decisive factor for the further successful development of our company,” said Matthias Zachert, Chairman of the Board of Management of LANXESS AG.

Tailored offers to promote women

All LANXESS executives are obliged to pursue this new goal. To promote the professional and personal development of women, LANXESS supports young executives with individual mentoring and coaching offers. In addition, the speciality chemicals company is setting concrete targets for staffing its global talent programs: At least 30 percent of participants are to be female. In recruiting, LANXESS works with events tailored specifically to women. In addition, development and training opportunities are designed to be attractive to women. The company is also continuously expanding its offerings for balancing work and family life. For example, by the end of 2022, offers for flexible working – in terms of time and place – is to be available in 95 percent of the countries in which LANXESS operates.

Commitment to equality

In February 2021, LANXESS joined the Women’s Empowerment Principles initiative of UN Women and UN Global Compact. This underlines the company’s commitment to promoting business practices that empower women. These include equal pay for work of equal value, gender-sensitive policies for the advancement of women, and zero tolerance for sexual harassment in the workplace.

 Group financing also reflects the company’s commitment to increasing the proportion of women. Since the end of 2019, the interest rate of LANXESS’ main revolving credit facility has been linked, among other things, to how successfully the company increases the proportion of women on the top three management levels.

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UN Women & IAGT India Come Together Once Again In Their Shared Endeavour To Empower Young Women

Mar 4, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, #UN Women

UN Women, The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and IT’S A GIRL THING (IAGT) INDIA, a property by ZEE Live and Branded, in their shared objective of empowering and inspiring young women, have come together to present IAGT India’s Regional Edition, a global festival that empowers young women to break stereotypes and express themselves, this International Women’s Day.

This year, UN Women under the “Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” theme celebrates women as powerful agents of change in shaping a more gender-inclusive future. It seeks to address the vastly under-represented leadership roles in politics, businesses, and communities. UN Women has been successful in empowering women to break the traditional glass ceiling and make their presence felt in all spheres of life. In line with UN Women’s objective, IAGT India aims to build a safe ecosystem for women to express themselves. It is an initiative which brings girls together to form a united community, through various formats – online, in person at festivals, cross culturally and around their interests – so they build the spirit of sisterhood and never stop dreaming of becoming everything they want to be.

The seamless partnership between IAGT and UN Women will raise actionable awareness that fully leverages the potential of women’s leadership and expertise. IAGT India – Regional Edition taking place on 6th- 7thMarch 2021 covering regional languages – Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada and Marathi with an all India national finale on 8th March 2021, will witness interesting panel discussions featuring regional, national, and international influencers, creators and industry experts on topics like careers, celebrating sisterhood, adulting, entrepreneurship, women education, body positivity, fashion, self-awareness, global issues and much more.

Talking about their partnership with IAGT India, Nishtha Satyam, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women India, said, “Women of the world want and deserve an equal future free from stigma, stereotypes and violence, a future that’s sustainable, peaceful, with equal rights and opportunities for all. To get us there, the world needs women at every table where decisions are being made. UN Women is honoured to collaborate with IAGT to curate essential conversations to make our world not just gender-equal but gender-responsive.”

Swaroop Banerjee, Chief Operating Officer and Business Head, Zee Live, further adds, “We are humbled and honoured to have partnered with a powerful and cause driven entity such as UN Women to help promote gender equality and women empowerment. With synergies in line, partnering with something as prestigious as the UN Women will just add value to the festival while helping it reach a maximum audience.”

Commenting on their continued association with UN Women, Jasper Donat, co-founder and CEO of Branded, states, “Educating and empowering young women is extremely important not only for their individual growth but also for a holistic development of society and the world at large. We are extremely proud to bring IAGT to India once again and hope our successful partnership with UN Women continues and furthers with every edition.

At its first ever digital edition in October 2020, IAGT India had eminent speakers such as Liza Koshy, Prajakta Koli, Akriti Kakar, Dia Mirza, Dolly Singh, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Raja Kumari, Rhea Kapoor, Mali from the Music and Entertainment Industry, Barkha Singh, Merrell Twins and Sejal Kumar from Fashion, Aranya Johar, Megha Rao and Shaheen Bhatt from Literature and Journalism, Avani Awasthee and Robert Swan OBE from Climate Change amongst others who were successful in reaching out to over 12 million young and impressionable viewers.

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Actor, Social Advocate Nandita Das to address FLO members

Nov 19, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #‘Listen to Her, #FLO members, #Nandita Das, #South Asia Foundation, #UN Women, #UNESCO, #UNFPA, #UNICEF, #Usharani Manne

Actress, Activist Nandita Das to address FLO members in a first physical meeting in so many months in the city on 23rd November.

For its first ground event post-lock down, Nandita Das to address members on “An Unequal World – The Uncomfortable Truth of Discrimination”.

Giving details in a press note issued in the city today, Usharani Manne, Chairperson of FLO Hyderabad said, “ as the world is embracing and mastering the new normal, FLO is looking forward to hosting our members for a ground event, our first after our virtual Change of Guard in May 2020. We will be adhering to strict Covid-protocols for the safety of our attendees.”

Nandita Das, an actress who has 40 plus films in over 10 languages to her credit has a good following among the many.

A Jury member of the Cannes Film Festival twice, the 51 years old Nandita wears many hats. She is an activist, working for children’s rights, HIV/AIDS awareness and violence against women. She is a TED Speaker and has spoken at many platforms within India and abroad.

In May this year, Nandita wrote, directed and acted in a short film ‘Listen to Her.’ The 7min film, produced by NDI and supported by UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women and South Asia Foundation, addressed the topic of increase in domestic violence and overburden of work faced by women during the lockdown.

Proceeding the speaker session, a formal Change of Guard of the new FLO team headed by Usharani Manne, Chairperson, will be conducted. The virtual change of guard took place in May. Since then FLO has been organising all the meetings virtually.