The International Chamber of Commerce Nigeria (ICCN) is collaborating with NECA’s Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW) to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women in this year’s International Women’s Day.
The event with the theme ‘Be Bold for Change’ is scheduled to hold on March 8, 2017 at NECA House, Ikeja-Lagos.
Globally, the International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year to accelerate gender parity and reflect on the progress made so far. It is also to celebrate acts of courage and determination by women who have played extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.
The celebration also seeks to build momentum for effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on gender equality and empowerment of women and girls.
The event will focus on new commitments under UN Women’s Step It Up initiative and other existing commitments on gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s rights.
According to the organisers, the event will also reflect the changing world of entrepreneurship with significant implications for women.
On one hand, we have globalization, technological and digital revolution and the opportunities they bring, and on the other hand, the growing informality of labour, unstable livelihoods and incomes, new fiscal and trade policies and environmental impacts – all of which must be addressed in the context of women’s economic empowerment.
The event is being sponsored by International Labour Organisation, Unity Bank Plc, Vlisco Nigeria, PZ Cusson, and Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association and would be witnessed by members of the diplomatic corps, notable business leaders, presidents and chief executives of other women-related bodies, as well as captains of industry in both private and public sectors of the Nigeria economy.
