I AM A STRATEGIST: Corporate Policy Review and Gender Mainstreaming. For businesses to champion gender equality and women empowerment, gender mainstreaming is key. It is an essential component in the creation, execution, assessment, and review of policies and processes of an organization.
In fact, the United Nations (UN) established gender mainstreaming as a global strategy in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Plenary Speaker Penny Sicangco Bongato , Associate Certified Coach (ACC) International Coaches Federation and author shared Gender Mainstreaming and statistics in the IT-BPM space in Tech , Women in ICT Technical-Vocational Training , Issues and challenges of Women at Work and other valuable insights .
Opening remarks by Mylene Abiva, President , Women’s Business Council Philippines (WomenbizPH) and Lenlen Mesina , Program Head , UN Women Philippines . Moderator WomenbizPH Chairperson , Monette Iturralde-Hamlin. Chapter Lead Evelyn Singson , Vice-Chair / President , Dusit Thani Philippines shared the Learnings and her 10 Personal Strategies (Testament) .
Ida Tiongson, President, Opal Investments Portfolio, said ” While a lot of organizations claim equal opportunity, we need to look closely if they have an explicit policy on promoting gender inclusiveness. We need to strategize more. “
Nora Terrado, Country Head, Legato Health Technologies said their Human Resources team had to be deliberate to recruit, retain, and develop associates of diverse gender, sexual orientation,religion, age, skill, and abilities. Gender-inclusive and responsivecorporate policies play a big part in building Legato’s highly valued culture of diversity and inclusion. This is one of the key ingredients that bring out Legato’s brand of service, one with “malasakit” (empathy) and genuine care.
Flor Tarriela, former Chairperson, Philippine National Bank (PNB) . Beyond policy development, companies should put in place activities and initiatives that protect and uphold the rights of their employees, regardless of gender and identity. Gender equality and inclusion in the workplace is a right of everyone. PNB is honored to be ranked as the best company for professionals to grow in their careers, according to LinkedIn’s 2021 Philippines top companies.
Policies are important. Walk the Talk!
