My story on how I Embrace Equity in My Communities and Workplaces and Why Equal Opportunities Are No Longer Enough
Background
As part of the celebration of IWD2023, Techrity marked IWD by calling for an #EmbraceEquity Article Story Contest. The winner would go home with N50,000 in USDT and their story will be published on the Techrity Blog.
The capstone event held on the 3rd April 2023 on Twitter Space, with speakers; Faith Pueneh and Uduak Obong Eren. Listen to IWD2023 DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality recording.
Glory Wejinya, a content writer and student at the Rivers State University emerged winner amongst 3 entries for the contest.
Here’s her story below;
Glory Wejinya explains in detail how she’s embracing equity in her community and workplace and why equal opportunities are no longer enough.
“Growing up in a community where women were mostly and still referred to as a second option and the last choice, I became motivated to promote gender equity as a person. Although I have been unable to do as much as I intend to do, I have within my resources given my honest opinions on matters that affect women in rural communities and promote inclusivity.
To embrace equity means to embrace diversity, inclusion, and fairness. This involves creating a fair and just society where everyone has equal access to resources and opportunities.
Glory Wejinya
While equal opportunities are essential to achieving a fair and just society, having equal opportunities is not a direct solution to deeply rooted inequality and discrimination . This is mainly because not everyone can have equal access to these opportunities. Poverty and lack of access to quality education can greatly limit anyone’s ability to utilise the given opportunities.
Educating, training and equipping women to be ready to take up available roles is a great way to embrace equity in communities.
In 2022, I embraced equity via my contributions to the Domestic Violence Directory, 2022. Currently garnering over 100 downloads, this directory provides information for victims of domestic violence; identifying several domestic violence centres and responders in the 36 states of Nigeria.
Another way I am able to contribute my quota is by volunteering my time and expertise at Her Dream Initiative; a non-profit organisation that aims to empower girls and women all over the world; exposing females to numerous opportunities available to them, ranging from fellowships, and internships to scholarships. I do this through social media management as the publicity team lead of the organisation; lending my voice as a social media manager, creating content that fits the objectives and goals of the organisation, advocating women’s rights, and giving women their flowers”.
Want to reach out to Glory? Follow her on LinkedIn.
Thank you for reading!
