Unilever hosts youth forum on gender equality

Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) and UN Women Bangladesh jointly organised the "Balance for Better: Step It Up for Gender Equality" youth forum at the North South University campus on Wednesday, a press statement said.

The event, which is a part of Unilever and UN Women’s 10-day International Women’s Day engagement programme, consisted of 5 keynote speeches by successful women from various sectors, and was followed by a brainstorming session by students from various universities, along with representatives from UBL and UN Women.

Urging women not to submit to an outdated social mindset, and setbacks, Zarin Zeba Khan from UN Women said, “We don’t know who we are and what capacities we have unless we test ourselves.”

In the latter half of the event, participants of the Youth Forum identified barriers preventing women from entering or remaining in the workforce after

graduation and suggested possible solutions.

 

Unilever hosts youth forum on gender equality

Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) and UN Women Bangladesh jointly organised the Balance for Better: Step It Up for Gender Equality youth forum at the North South University campus on Wednesday, a press statement said. The event, which is a part of Unilever and UN Womens 10-day International Womens Day engagement programme, consisted of 5 keynote speeches by successful women from various sectors, and was followed by a brainstorming session by students from various universities, along with representatives from UBL and UN Women. Urging women not to submit to an outdated social mindset, and setbacks, Zarin Zeba Khan from UN Women said, We dont know who we are and what capacities we have unless we test ourselves. In the latter half of the event, participants of the Youth Forum identified barriers preventing women from entering or remaining in the workforce after graduation and suggested possible solutions.