By Pemphero Malimba:
Bankers Association of Malawi (Bam) has pledged continued support women on career development and professional growth improvement in the banking, insurance and micro finance sectors in the country.
Bam Chief Executive Officer Lyness Nkungula said this on Thursday during the opening of a two day women conference in Lilongwe.
Nkungula said the association wants more women in the three sectors to improve their career and personal lives.
She said the women conference has proven to be a catalyst for change among women.
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“We do follow ups so we have seen that some women have made strides in their careers and even in their individual lives so this is a very important platform for the women,” she said.
One of the speakers at the conference Charity Mughogho said the conference will instill confidence in women to take up leadership positions in society.
“There are a lot of barriers that affect women and sometimes impact their confidence to take up their positions in society so it is important that we start to have conversations around how to break those barriers that self-awareness and inspire confidence in them,” Mughogho said.
One of the participants, Aless Vitumbiko Banda, commended Bam for organising the conference and revealed that she is expecting the conference to help in improving her career.
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Bam has organised the fifth women conference under the theme “driving inclusive growth empowering women for economic equity towards Malawi 2063”.
At least 70 women attended the conference which focuses on leadership, property rights and mental and health issues among others.
