Knowledge, competence, powerful weapons to deal with prejudices - Vodafone CEO
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, has said dealing with prejudice requires knowledge and competence.
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Therefore, she urged the youth take their studies in science, maths and engineering seriously.
“Knowledge and competence are powerful weapons to deal with prejudice. Take your knowledge in science, your love for math, your love for statistics, your love for engineering, and bring it to the table. Study hard. That is what you can do for yourself,” she said.
Mrs Obo-Nai was speaking at the “Inspiring the Next Generation of Women Innovators” event held at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) last week.
The event, attended by 2000 young men and women from various Junior and Senior High Schools, aimed to inspire and empower the next generation of female leaders in science and technology.
It forms part of a broader effort to encourage more women to enter and excel in the fields of science and technology, and to ensure that they are prepared to lead and innovate in a rapidly changing world.
In attendance was the Chancellor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Melissa Nobles, Vice Chancellor of KNUST, Prof. Mrs Rita Akosua Dickson, and President of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (WiSTEM), Prof. Ibok Nsa Oduro.
She said Vodafone Ghana was committed to fostering female talent in the science and technology sectors.
The company, she said, aims to expose young women to real-world science applications and inspire them to pursue careers in these fields.
“Next month, in partnership with the Ministry of Communication and Digitalization, Vodafone Ghana will be inspiring 100 girls from the three Bono regions in Girls in
Information and communication technology (ICT) open day at our Head office,” she added.
For her part, the Chancellor of MIT, Melissa Nobles, emphasised the importance of preparing young Africans for future leadership roles across various fields adding that “the world will need the people in this room to lead.”