First Bank To Promote Women Inclusion In Society

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has said it is committed the promotion of socio-economic inclusion of women in society.

The bank said this in a statement, noting that it is dedicating the month of March to the celebration of women across the world, as it commemorates the globally celebrated International Women’s Day in March.

The bank said it would organise the first women network, mentoring, coaching and sponsorship pillar webinar, an initiative to address the gender gap and increase the participation of women at all levels within the ororganisation.

“As a member of UN Women, First Bank employs the relevant women empowerment tools including the Women Empowerment Principles Gender Gap Analysis Tool in the process of assessing its performance and provides progress reports that feeds into the WEPs performance indicators", it said.

Speaking ahead of the events, the Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, FirstBank, Folake Ani-Mumuney, stated, “We remain committed to diversity and inclusion as well as women empowerment through digital education and the provision of opportunities for women to access digital tools to bridge the gender digital divide and achieve gender equality.

“Therefore, as in previous years, First Bank has dedicated March 2023 as a month set aside to celebrate women and all their remarkable achievements over the years which include their leadership roles and pace-setting standards in Science Technology Entrepreneurship, Arts and Mathematics."