Women in ICT Strategy & Leadership

1. Women in ICT Strategy & Leadership Jenny Chan TNT Express ICS General Manager

2. Jenny Chan • TNT Express ICS MRU General Manager & Head of Solutions Testing Global • Over 20 years international & national experience in IT industry • Business Information Systems • Manufacturing, Textile, Insurance, ICT/BPO • General management, HR management, ICT • Married with 4 children

3. Women Population • World population of 7 billion • 49.6 % world population are women • 51% population in Mauritius are women

4. Men v/s Women Population Source : UN Women report 2010

5. Women In Education • Fundamental right • 60% of adult illiterates worldwide are women • Less gender gaps in primary education • Men’s dominance in tertiary education reversed globally • Less women in ICT, science and engineering fields

6. Women At Work • 52% women in global labour market • More women unemployed than men • Women predominantly employed in the services sector • Increased commitment to diversity, inclusion and advancement of women in the workplace • Women entering traditionally male dominated occupations • Gender pay gap • Lack of gender balance in leadership and decision making positions

7. Women In Senior Management Source : Grant Thornton IBR 2012

8. Roles Held By Women

9. Women In Leadership • Companies with a supportive, equitable business culture enjoy better financial results • Higher stock market growth likely to occur when there are more women in senior management positions than men ( Mc Kinsey Research,2007 ) • Influence of women in management and strategy • Better attention to audit, risk , control

10. Women In Leadership • Global thinkers • Participatory & democratic approach • More relationship-oriented • Leadership communication styles enhance collaboration, negotiation, innovation, continuous improvement

11. Women in ICT Leadership & Strategy