June 19, 2019//-At the second edition of the Women in Business Annual Leadership Meeting, which brought together nearly 250 African female business leaders in Paris on June 17 and 18, the AFRICA CEO FORUM unveiled its Gender Diversity Charter, in partnership with Deloitte.
Jointly compiled with input from the female participants at the AFRICA CEO FORUM 2019 in Kigali, the charter is aimed primarily at helping to build an African ecosystem in which women have their full place, including in senior decision-making bodies, by making such instances aware of the benefits of greater gender diversity in companies.
Taking account of the variety of countries, sectors of activity and organizations, the charter sets out four key principles to encourage gender diversity: Diversity in recruitment, fair remuneration, diversity in management teams and executive committees and, finally, on corporate boards. Each organization has every leeway to define its specific goals and draw up an action plan geared towards its context and resources.
Every year, an annual survey will measure the progress made by the signatory company and will highlight the good practices observed.
At a time when the benefits of greater gender diversity in business are no longer in dispute, this charter embodies a strong commitment from the AFRICA CEO FORUM’s Women in Business Initiative which, year after year, constantly expands its efforts to strengthen female leadership in Africa.
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