Women will occupy 30 per cent of all leadership positions - govt

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The deputy minister of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Angela Kairuki

 The government is working to ensure that at least 30 per cent of leaders in every sector are women as part of its women empowerment initiative.

 

This was said in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday by the deputy minister of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Angela Kairuki. She was addressing a roundtable discussion of young and emerging women leaders.

 

Dubbed “Women Rising: Becoming the next Generation of Women Leaders,” it was organized by Uongozi Institute in collaboration with the Women Fund Tanzania.

The deputy minister said it was true that putting women in various leadership positions in both the private and public sector helps   a lot in speeding up the development of an organisation or sector.

 

According to her, public and private companies that perform well financially have the greatest number of women in leadership roles.

 

She said most women leaders are truthful, do not entertain corruption and work hard to ensure that they fulfill their obligations to the latter.

 

“Because of that, we are working to ensure that at least 30 percent of women are represented in all sectors and various boards,” she declared, continuing:

“We have seen a lot of examples from headmistresses and headteachers in primary schools, Members of Parliament, ministers and very many women leaders in the private sector. They really work hard and never entertain laziness and/or corruption.”

 

Indeed, the number and percentage of women in the highest echelons of corporations, including board levels, have remained constant, she said. 

Kairuki was of the view that women still faced challenges in moving to senior positions in corporations.

 

She requested the participants to get inspired, discover strategies for inspiring those around them and evolving new connections with fellow leaders.

 

For his part, the Chief Executive Officer of Uongozi Institute, Joseph Semboja, advised women who dream of taking up leadership positions to register themselves through the Women Fund Tanzania.

 

He said the Uongozi Institute would help them all the way, including training and mentorship until they achieve their dreams.

 

“I urge more women to come out and vie for leadership positions in various areas, be it in politics or offices, for we are here to support them,” said Dr Semboja.