Today I am in conversation with Dr. Anino Emuwa, a former corporate banker, managing director Avandis Consulting and founder of the global community 100 Women @ Davos. Dr. Anino is tireless in her effort to advocate for gender equality in leadership across all sectors, and to speak up for parity policies. As she did last year at the United Nation General Assembly. Listen in and hear how Dr. Anino is on a role and how she herself never felt as a minority in her time growing up and studying. Her focus is always lead by reflecting on "What the World needs."
Listen in and feel heard, by the story of a woman who dedicates her work tirelessly to improve the positioning of women in leadership.
When she started her career in corporate banking, and quickly moved through the ranks, to become a high-performer, Dr. Anino Emuwa noticed deeply rooted biases, when she became a mother, despite continuously presenting excellent results. She shares how she had to try hard to convince her colleagues, that she will not be working less, but differently and that everyone will need to get flexible. She realized how in general systematic issues beyond individual performance were holding women back.
Dr. Anino shifted her focus to improving global business and society through gender equality leadership.
She shares how she organically grew her global community 100 Women @ Davos including women from 109 countries. And emphsizes how change and shifts only happen when people work together towards a united goal and with a united purpose: full representation of women in leadership (even though at current pace this will approximately take another 200 years ...).
She talks about barriers to women's leadership: historical workplace structures, socialization of both men and women in traditional roles, organisational policies and cultures that don't reward assertiveness in women, need for equipping women with knowledge and networks. We also discuss how men in leadership need to actively speak out and challenge hierarchical norms - still too little men are vocal to drive significant change.
Dr. Anino is a global expert on women's leadership and works at the intersection of emerging technologies, entrepreneurship and inclusion. She serves on the boards of several organisations, ,is a LinkedIn top voice on gender equity and a TEDx speaker. She served as a judge, coach and regional leader for the Cartier Women's Initiative.
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To learn more about my guest Dr. Anino Emuwa, please visit her social media pages:
Instagram: @dr.emuwa, @100DavosWomen, @avandisconsulting
LInkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-anino-emuwa, linkedin.com/in/100-women-Davos
Website: Avandis Consulting
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