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The WIMBIZ ‘Choose to Challenge’ Podcast Series is one of WIMBIZ's campaign activities to commemorate the 2021 International Women’s Day celebration throughout the month of March.

In line with the IWD theme for the year, Choose to Challenge, the podcast series has been designed to stimulate conversations among women on how they have chosen to challenge gender inequality in their different sectors, raised awareness against gender biases, and celebrated the achievement of women.

Host:

Aderoju Ope-Ajayi, Founder & Lead Instructor, Dolphin Aquatic Centre (owners of Dolphin Swim School)

Speakers:

1. Tega Onojaife, Founder, Ladies in Sports Conference 
2. Chisom Mbonu, TV Presenter SuperSport

You will agree that the uncertainties that came with the year has led to many discoveries and birthed a lot of innovative ventures. 

The uncertainties also led many women down the path of thoughtful introspection and a realization that it is time to pivot.  

Our Speakers: 

Dr. Itunu Akinware: Chief Executive Officer, Medbury Medicals  

Mrs. Yinka Ogunde: Chief Executive Officer, Edumark Consult  

Hon. Engr. Janet Adeyemi: National President, Women in Mining, Nigeria  

Moderator: Ronke Onadeko; Principal Consultant, DRNL, Consult Ltd.

The clamour for increased representation of women in elective and appointive positions of power is at an all time high and the reasons are the same – Inclusion & Representation MATTERS!  

Do you know in 2 decades of continuous democratic governance in Nigeria, only 6 women have emerged as Deputy Governors?  Do you also know that in 2020, Nigeria is still yet to produce a Female Governor?  It is saddening but this is our reality. 

The good thing is, we do not have to sit still and bemoan our fate, we can change this reality by getting off the sidelines and taking informed actions to ensure positive outcomes in 2023 and beyond.  

Let us do it together!

#TheShift #Recalibrate #WIMBIZAnnualConference2020

The coronavirus pandemic has significantly altered the way we work and live. ⁣

The attendant consequence is, we have to unlearn, learn and adapt to this new reality or risk being stuck in a rut. ⁣⁣

Unlearning can be an onerous task, learning new ways of staying productive can be difficult and adapting to the emerging climate requires intentionality. ⁣⁣⁣

At the September edition of the WIMBIZ e-Roundtable themed ''Don’t Get Stuck in the Rut: Stay Relevant, Resilient and Visible'', we extensively discuss these whilst equipping women with a personal action-plan on how to prepare for opportunities in the emerging reality. 

Our Speakers:

1. Glory Edozien PHD. - Founder, Inspired by Glory Academy
2. Marcia Ashong MCIArb - Founder & CEO, The Boardroom Africa

Moderator

Debola Deji-Kurunmi - Founder, Ideation Hub Africa

Our speakers will share extensively some of the unspoken challenges associated with being a woman in the workplace and provide informed perspectives on topical questions such as:

How do women advance their careers without the threat of gender discrimination? What are the pragmatic ways to address gender discrimination when confronted with it? How do women create support for each other given this reality of gender inequality? How do we achieve equity for women?

Our Speakers:

PROF. OLUWAFUNMILAYO J. PARA-MALLAM, MNI - Professor of Gender & Development & Senior Fellow, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies

MRS. JACKLINE KAMANZI - Executive Secretary, Rwandan Women Council

DR. OTIVE IGBUZOR - Founding Executive Director, African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD)

The theme of the event “Take a Stand: It is TIME” stems from the rise in cases of Sexual and Gender Based Domestic Violence which has increased due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and ensuing lockdown across the world and specifically in Nigeria. We believe our event is taking place at a time when there is an unprecedented increase in reported cases of rape, sexual assault and domestic violence in Nigeria in recent months, some of which have unfortunately resulted in brutal and unsolved murders which lends to the notion that these conversations need to be brought to the fore.  

Our Speakers 

• Josephine Effah Chukwuma, Founder & Executive Director Project Alert on Violence Against Women  
• Professor Ayodele Olurotimi Coker MD (Rom), Msc. (Psychology), FWACP (Psychiatry); Professor, Lagos State University College of Medicine  
• Titilola Vivour Adeniyi, Public Administrator Coordinator, Lagos State Domestic & Sexual Violence Response Team  
• Dr. Kemi Dasilva Ibru, MD, MPH Consultant Specialist Obstetrics & Gynecology; Founder, Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF)  
• Ifeoma I. Idigbe, Financial and Business Analyst, Founding Trustee WIMBIZ, Founder Boys to MEN Foundation

The 2020 WIMPol webinar will explore conversations around mitigating the paucity of women in the Nigerian Political sphere, the current provisions of the Nigerian Constitution on gender diversity in the political terrain and the crucial need for increased representation of women in elective & appointive positions of power.

The Webinar will help participants re-imagine a Nigeria that stands tall in diversity and inclusion.

This year's event will host distinguished speakers who have a combined professional experience of over 100 years in the political and electoral reform space.

Speakers:

1. Ahmed Raji, SAN - Founder/Principal, Ahmed Raji & Co.

2. Senator Binta Masi Garba - Senator of Adamawa North Senatorial District. (2015-2019)

3. Clement Nwankwo - Executive Director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre

4. Professor Ayo Atsenuwa - Dean and Professor of Law, University of Lagos, Director at Legal Research & Resource Development Centre

Moderator: Hon. Nnenna Ukeje, Member, House of Representatives (2007-2019)