Citi Malaysia’s commitment to diversity and inclusion isn’t just merely ticking the box. It is about championing gender equality, driving economic progress for women and enhancing Citi Women’s network connectivity.
In Malaysia, over 64 per cent of Citi’s employees are women and 64.7 per cent sit with the CEO on the bank’s senior management committee. Citi is focusing on attracting talent, development and retention and ensuring a path to promotion.
In conjunction with this year’s International Women’s Day celebration, Citi Malaysia hosted its International Women’s Day Flagship event with a webinar session with Datuk Nicol David who was recently accorded The World’s Greatest Athlete of All Time. Datuk Nicol spoke to over 400 Citi Malaysia employees on The Strongest Mindset.
At the IWD flagship event, CEO Citi Malaysia Usman Ahmed said, “Datuk Nicol’s talk titled The Strongest Mindset resonates well with year’s Choose to Challenge theme of breaking barriers and having a focused determination to excel and win. It calls for each one of us to adopt a proactive stance to collectively create an inclusive society.
“This is indeed timely for us at Citi as we champion excellence and build the bank of the future. There were valuable lessons for us today, relevant to what we do and how we can reframe our perspectives, show resilience and be our best,” he said.
Speaking to Citi employees on gender biasness during the session, Datuk Nicol David said, “Even in sports, there’s bound to be some competition between women and men. At times, women have to push themselves a little further to gain the recognition they deserve.
“There’s still a lot of work to be done in terms of bridging the gender inequality gap and slowly but surely, we’re starting to see marked improvement.
“When both men and women unite and work together as one, there’s so much growth and impact that can be achieved in terms of getting the right recognition and opportunities,” she said.
-HR HUB
