Touch promotes women empowerment in ICT

The leading mobile telecommunications and data operator in Lebanon, managed by Zain Group, announced its partnership with Arab Women in Commuting (WIC) association as a major sponsor for its 5th Annual International conference. The latter, to recall was held between August 10-12 at the American University of Beirut with over 500 participants. (c.f http://bit.ly/2uWB14O:). Touch CEO, Emre Gurkan, said: “A strategy is never complete if it does not boast all its elements, and gender equality is a key element in our strategy.” Touch, he added, seeks to achieve this by providing equal opportunities for men and women and efforts to appoint more females in executive posts at Touch and Zain Group in general. “We embrace initiatives that support and promote women, particularly in the ICT domain,” Gurkan stated. For her part, the head corporate management officer at Touch, Rula Abu Daher, outlined her pioneering career life in communications, pointing to stereotypes that limit women and their capabilities in developing countries. In the telecom sector around the world, women occupy only 3% of senior positions, Abu Daher noted, stressing that more should be done to maximize prospects for women in the ICT sector based on their aptitudes. (Al Mustaqbal, August 18, 2017)

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