July 2020 | Page 9

WE Each for Equal Every year, Zain celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD) to support the call for equality, gender inclusion, and diversity. This year, IWD’s call for action fell under the theme, #eachforequal. Zain created a Group-wide campaign, represented by its own WE Champions, taking a stand against inequality. Generating thousands of views online, Zain’s campaign featured its Champions in powerful images, accompanied by text that shed light on the importance of fighting for inclusion on the basis, “we are human, and we are equal.” Zain created a Group-wide campaign, represented by its own WE Champions, taking a stand against inequality Best Gender Diversity Initiative in Workplace for a Corporate in MENA region, 2019 Zain received this recognition from Entrepreneur Magazine Middle East at the publication’s annual Achieving Women Awards gala event held in Dubai. The award highlighted Zain’s progress in the area of WE and the company’s Group-wide accomplishments in gender diversity. Diversity is the engine of invention. It generates creativity that enriches the world. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Gender parity is not just good for women, it’s good for societies. Angelica Fuentes, President of Angelica Fuentes Foundation, Mexico I’m not the woman president of Harvard. I’m the president of Harvard. Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University To achieve gender equality, we need to mobilize not just parliaments but populations, not only civil society but all of society. Phumzile, Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women 7