The notion of empowering women at work is inextricably linked to the concept of Diversity & Inclusion, also known as D&I in the forward-thinking Human Resources departments of the Corporate World. How can we, on the one hand be fighting for equality among the genders if we don’t pay attention to the fight against racism or ethnic and religious discrimination? One of our supporters asked if they could nominate a non-Nigerian lady to be in the running for one of the 7 Wonder Women Awards. It hadn’t been something that we felt we had to spell out in our media campaigns, but may I take this opportunity to confirm that foreign women will be considered on the condition that they’ve initiated something meaningful, that they were not simply hired as Expats, that is, not just in Nigeria for a limited amount of time in a fixed role, and have actually integrated into Nigerian society- both on a professional and personal level. They must contribute to the Nigerian economy and act as a...