The Women in Business, Management and Public Service (WIMBIZ) on Wednesday emphasized the need to engage more women in public and private sectors.
This was made known when a delegation of WIMBIZ led by its Executive Director, Hansatu Adegbite visited Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission in Abuja.
Mrs Dabiri-Erewa expressed her strong belief in women supporting each other.
According to her, “we have too many qualified women across all sectors fit for leadership. Therefore, by mentoring other Women, we are helping ourselves”.
She urged women to have confidence in themselves and continue to be agents of change not because they are women but because they are capable.
She said, “when men are saying fire for fire, the women are saying water for fire”.
In the same vein, Mrs Adegbite, stressed that the Association is keenly interested in ensuring that women in public and private sectors are adequately cared for, empowered and their skills and competences escalated.
She further added that the association is taking statistics of both in the private and public sectors.
The discussion also centred on the need for more women to get involved in politics and other sectors.
The Women in Business, Management and Public Service(WIMBIZ) was established about Twenty years ago to Carter, promote and encourage the growth and development of Women in Private and Public Life.
