Speech by the Chief Officer of OTE Human Resources Group at the conference "Game Changer in Women of Influence"
For
the empowerment of women in the youth
digital age but also the unconscious
prejudices that exist about them
men and women at work
space, spoke, among others, the Chief Officer
Human resource's Group
OTE, Mrs. Elena Papadopoulou, at the conference
Game Changer in Women of Influence.
By participating
in the panel “Rethinking
the
values
to
Equality
in
the
workplace »,
its Head of Human Resources
OTE Group was particularly focused on
changes brought about by technology and
affect the way we live and
we work: «η
technology management requires
different abilities, which is more
close to the innate talents of women,
such as flexibility, working with people
of various specialties, the imagination and the
creativity. That's why technology
is an area in which women
they can excel».
Η
Chief Officer of the Human Resources Group
OTE stated that the unconscious
prejudices that all people have,
are mainly due to the way
growing up, the education system
and society. As features
noted Ms. Papadopoulou: "The
these prejudices shape the
our perceptions of both sexes with
result the women themselves,
unconsciously, to lower expectations
us for what we can achieve. The
result is to hesitate to
claim what we deserve, or to
we lose our motivation to succeed».
Expressing
its optimism for the new generation,
through her experience of approx
2.500 recruits of young people, in which
OTE Group has advanced recently
years, has found that gradually
are becoming more and more balanced
the roles of both sexes, not just in
workplace, but in the family
and in society.
Closing
her speech, Mrs. Papadopoulou
underlined: "The
choices a woman has regarding
her studies are many,
including its industry
technology. As a society, we must
we train our members that gender
can not be braked on
nobody's future ".
The
"Game Changer in Women of Influence" conference was organized
for the second year from 24MEDIA and
strategic communication company,
Symeon G. Tsomokos SA, in its Roof
Onassis Foundation, with top names
from the business and academic
community. Target
of the conference is to highlight the
advantages of their participation
women in the economy and society,
to change the mindset that hinders
their access to high positions
influence
and prestige.
Source: News247