International Women’s Day: Each for equal

It seems quite crazy that three years ago, Rise, as it now stands, didn’t exist and yet the organisation and the women it has supported has come so far.

One of the specific joys I get as its managing director is to see each woman we support progress in their career. Whether this is an internal promotion, women leading in their current roles with more confidence and empowerment or having secured a new position within a different company.

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is ‘Each for Equal’. A clear statement that highlights an equal world is an enabled world and that this industry, in fact, all industries, are still striving for equality.

So much has been achieved, but without question, there is still a long way to go.

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