Leading online shopping community Kaymu has
stressed the need for women to occupy leadership positions in the new era of
technology and innovation.
Speaking at the Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship
Festival (WOWE) 2015 held on June 25th at the Landmark Event
Centre in Oniru Lagos, the Managing Director of Kaymu Nigeria, Evangeline
Wiles, represented by the Head of Public Relations and Offline Marketing,
Tomiwa Oladele stated that women-owned
businesses are on the rise, thanks to the technological advancements of the
internet and social media in particular.
“The Nigerian ICT industry is dominated by men, partly due to the fact
that many women choose to opt out of science and technology for fear of the
technicality involved and society’s expectations of the career paths women
should pursue; However more and more women are turning the challenges of being
a woman in tech to opportunities”, she said.
Oladele further stated ‘’women are using technology and digital tools to
work independently, to market their brands, to monitor results and in particular
to balance their personal and career lives. This is very evident in the growing
number of female entrepreneurs making giant strides on our platform’’.
“Nigerian women are recognising the need to equip themselves with skills
needed to maintain a battle playing field with their male counterparts in the
ICT industry”, she added.
The third edition of the Women of West Africa
Entrepreneurship Festival featured seasoned experts from all over West African
Countries including the CEO of Digital Jewels, Adedoyin Odunfan, CEO of Youth
Technology Foundation, Njideka Harry and the Co-CEO of Jumia,Fatoumata Ba amongst
others.
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