08 May INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN ENERGY
The UK’s POWERful Women (PfW) and Nigeria’s Women in Energy Network (WIEN) have announced a new collaboration to help advance women in the two countries’ energy sector.
Meeting at the Energy Institute during WIEN’s visit to the UK in April, the two organisations agreed to work together to provide mutual support, resources and lessons learned.
Eyono Fatayi-Williams, President of Women In Energy Network, said:
“It was a pleasure to meet POWERful Women and to discuss growing our networks for women in energy. We are keen to learn from their experience of establishing and running an initiative in the UK and how they have worked with industry, government and other organisations to increase gender diversity in the sector. We will also share our own experiences and insights, and we are excited about the prospects of collaboration in a number of areas.”
Georgina Worrall, Head of POWERful Women said:
“WIEN is a great initiative and I was fascinated to hear about their important work. POWERful women is delighted to support WiEN as it expands and to share our experience and resources to help support gender diversity in the Nigerian energy sector in whatever capacity we can. We have much to learn from each other and look forward to working closely together.”
Women In Energy Network (WIEN) is an association established in 2020 to provide a platform for women that work across the energy industry value chain in Nigeria; to network and build confidence and links to progress their careers or businesses. Find out more at https://wien.com.ng/
POWERful Women (PfW) is a professional initiative working to achieve a gender-balanced, diverse and inclusive energy sector in the UK to meet the needs of a Net Zero future. Established in 2014, our target is for at least 40% of middle management and leadership roles to be held by women by 2030. Find out more at www.powerfulwomen.org.uk
Courtesy visit by Members of WIEN to Energy Institute and POWERful Women in London.