Palton Morgan canvasses equity at workplaces as world celebrates women

L—R: Oluwaseyi Otulana, chief marketing officer; Oladimeji Olatunji-Adu, commercial director; Adeyinka Adesope, GMD; Delphine Misan-Areyenka, member, Board of Directors; Jaja Victoria, brand coordinator; Fanibuyor John, Head, shared services, and Dolapo Disu, executive assistant, all of Palton Morgan Holdings, at the IWD celebration hosted by the company in Lagos recently.

Palton Morgan Holdings (PMH) has canvassed the promotion of equity at workplaces and all facets of life as it joined the rest of the world to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) recently.

International Women’s Day is a global event celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activities are witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for women’s equality.

IWD is now observed annually as a global holiday on March 8 to draw attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.

The day dates back to the early 20th century and, since then, has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women’s movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women’s conferences, has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for women’s rights and participation in the political and economic arenas.

It is estimated that, globally, legal restrictions have kept 2.7 billion women from accessing the same choice of jobs as men and less than 25 percent of parliamentarians were women, as of 2019. It is also on record that one-in-three women experience gender-based violence and abuse.

Following this year’s theme, #EmbraceEquity, Palton Morgan, a real estate firm, hosted an exclusive Tea Party in Lagos, Nigeria, where they invited two Amazons– Delphine Misan-Arenyeka, a member of Palton Morgan’s Board of Directors and Uwa Ohiku, Partner at Jackson, Etti & Edu to speak on the theme of the day.

Misan-Arenyeka, in her keynote speech, described equity simply as fairness and justice. According to her, “equity comes when women have found themselves; you must know who you are, what you want, and what you want to achieve.”

“As women, we must be willing and prepared to develop ourselves; we must put in the work,” Misan-Arenyeka said, adding, “this is the only time we can talk about equity.”

She advised women to focus on their goals and know that there were no limitations to what could be achieved, noting that “the unit of destiny is time; so, keep moving and refining yourself as you go on.”