IWD 2022: Meet Nigerian women breaking the gender bias in different sectors
08 March 2022 |
1:49 pm
For years, many fields have been largely been dominated by men, but, in recent times, more women are either taking key positions in various management teams, closing deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars, breaking new grounds, or starting new ventures. Here are some of the women shaping new narratives and #Breakthebias.
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