{"id":12502,"date":"2018-03-08T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moneytrans.eu\/moneytransblog\/2018\/03\/08\/press-forward-progress-gender-parity\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T10:23:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T10:23:30","slug":"press-forward-progress-gender-parity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moneytrans.eu\/moneytransblog\/en\/press-forward-progress-gender-parity\/","title":{"rendered":"Moneytrans\u00a0and its call-to action to press forward and progress gender parity"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report findings telling us that gender parity is over 200 years away – we can’t be complacent. With global activism for\u00a0women’s equality\u00a0fuelled by movements like #MeToo, #TimesUp\u00a0and more – there is a strong global momentum striving for gender\u00a0equality.<\/h2>\n

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Moneytrans\u00a0has always been committed to gender equality within its own premises but now we want to extend the movement and put out a strong call to motivate and unite friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be\u00a0gender inclusive<\/b>.<\/p>\n

There has never been a more important time to keep motivated and\u00a0#<\/b>PressforProgress<\/b>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Plenty of companies claim to work towards the\u00a0empowerment of the<\/b>\u00a0women<\/b>\u00a0and putting females first, but how many can tangibly prove that they’re doing just that? It’s one thing to work with a mission of serving and bettering the lives of women through transitional and transformative life moments, but it’s another to do so while simultaneously hiring, promoting and retaining an employee base of women as the majority.<\/p>\n

And that’s exactly what\u00a0Moneytrans\u00a0Group excels at doing. The company serves a high percentage of women by helping them to send money to their family in more than 140 countries and so it was normal to firmly believe in equality gender and women empowerment.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0Moneytrans\u00a070%<\/b>\u00a0of the teammates are WOMEN.<\/p>\n

We sat down with Leticia Carbajo, Country Manager of Spain & Head of Marketing for\u00a0Moneytrans\u00a0group to talk about the company’s 20+ year history of being\u00a0‘for women, by women’<\/b>\u00a0at a time where it’s more crucial than ever to put women at the forefront.<\/p>\n

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Explain more about this notion of being run “By women, for women” \u2013 How exactly do you see it playing out in\u00a0Moneytrans\u00a0Group?<\/h2>\n

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About “Run by women\u2026”, the numbers speak for themselves: in\u00a0Moneytrans\u00a070 percent of our company employee base is female. As women move up through the ranks they typically vanish, but we’re\u00a0proud\u00a0of the fact that at\u00a0Moneytrans\u00a0Group, not only do we have that 70 percent number, but also 50 percent of our executive board is female.<\/p>\n

Our CEO,\u00a0Francisco Sanchez\u00a0<\/b>Appellaniz<\/b>\u00a0and all the management team strongly believe that men and women deserve an\u00a0equality in the opportunities\u00a0and equal pay based\u00a0off of\u00a0experience and qualifications. When we are hiring for a role, we\u00a0just\u00a0look at the best candidate, the best fit.<\/p>\n

About \u201c\u2026For women\u2026\u201d, let me give you some figures produced by UN Women\u2019s Economic Empowerment Section for the \u201cPromoting and Protecting Women Migrant Workers\u2019 Labour and Human Rights\u201d Project, supported by the European Union.<\/p>\n

In 2015 there were approximately 244 million international migrants globally, most of whom send a significant proportion of their wages home to their families and communities. Moreover, women made up\u00a048 per cent of all migrants<\/b>\u00a0in 2015, and increasingly, women are migrating independently for employment and to support their families. A growing body of research has outlined how gender impacts financial remittance amounts, the choice of Remittance Service Providers and the ways in which remittances are allocated.<\/p>\n

Remittance<\/b>\u00a0sending patterns are affected by factors including age, gender, education, marital status, skills, nature of migration, institutional constraints and familiarities. Putting our customer first we strive to understand what\u00a0women\u00a0needs\u00a0are in the remittance sector and how\u00a0Moneytrans\u00a0can make the difference.<\/p>\n

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The stats show that women are more engaged and better\u00a0leaders. Do you think it is right?<\/h2>\n

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I\u2019ve been reading some studies about leadership, but\u00a0i\u00a0am\u00a0really pragmatic\u00a0and prefer to talk about a more specific point than a global approach. From my\u00a0experience,\u00a0women\u00a0outperform\u00a0as\u00a0promoters<\/b>\u00a0of workplace engagement<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Working with passion and fully engaging with your job seems quite hard in today\u2019s economy, but it is not impossible. There are plenty of ways to keep your passion for work burning and install it in your team.<\/p>\n

I truly believe we need to encourage the professional and personal development of our co-workers. Higher engagement levels often lead to higher performing teams.<\/p>\n

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Despite advances in education and social tolerance, discrimination in the workplace remains a serious issue. Every day, individuals are unfairly judged based on their age, disabilities, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, and\u00a0so\u00a0gender.<\/h2>\n

Have you noticed some improvement and\u00a0in\u00a0particular\u00a0your\u00a0sector?<\/h2>\n

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Well, I am not sure we can talk about a relevant advance when reading the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap\u00a0Report\u00a0but I think that we are assisting to a\u00a0raise of awareness<\/b>\u00a0in our society.<\/p>\n

I am going to share a conversation I had with some colleagues at one of our annual conference last year. One of our business partner asked me if it was difficult to work in the remittance sector that is inherently masculine. I replied to him that I worked previously in aeronautics, IT and telecommunications and that it was nearly the same for me.\u00a0 No matter the sector you are working for, being a woman push you to be the best possible version of yourself and to work harder than your other male colleagues to prove that you are totally capable of\u00a0being\u00a0the best leader\u00a0for a\u00a0team and achieve great results.<\/p>\n

Another colleague looked at me and replied a bit\u00a0sceptic:\u00a0\u201cWell, this problem does not exist anymore! Look around you, you can see lot of women\u201d. And me to\u00a0reply:\u00a0\u201cDo you think that 30% is a lot? I don\u2019t”. I think that this small group was the pure reflect of our society. More and more people are conscious about woman being a strong asset in an\u00a0organisation,\u00a0but other ones may be less likely to prioritize gender diversity of initiatives to support women simply because they don\u2019t think there is a problem in the first place.<\/p>\n

I did not really want to\u00a0enter into\u00a0a polemic conversation, nor to place myself as a victim. From my very young age I tried to make sure my employer’s corporate culture was in line with what I find important; gender equality for sure is one value that comes first.<\/p>\n

I want people judge me for what I achieve, for what I bring on the table and I am proud that\u00a0Moneytrans<\/b>\u00a0stand for those values<\/b>\u00a0and prove it.<\/p>\n

If you ask\u00a0Moneytrans\u00a0owner and executive board members why they love working with women they agree to say that women are more patient, show stronger\u00a0business ethics<\/b>\u00a0and are\u00a0better\u00a0community<\/b>\u00a0builders<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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If you could give some pieces of advice to aspiring entrepreneurs and particularly\u00a0females,\u00a0what would they be?<\/h2>\n

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I wish being a female entrepreneur were no different than being a man. But the truth of the matter is being a woman in the work force has challenges. I would probably tell them\u00a0to:<\/p>\n

– Be their true self and make decisions for themselves. It is important not to be held down by judgments, and to do things their way.<\/p>\n

– Be hungry and think you can always do better<\/p>\n

– Don\u2019t wait for evolution, just evolve<\/p>\n

– Don\u2019t be afraid of failure. You\u00a0must\u00a0move outside of your comfort zone. Failure is an inevitable part of success, from which we learn.<\/p>\n

– Put always your customer or user first and really think about their needs, you’re going to win every time.<\/p>\n

– Don’t overthink things and not take yourself too seriously… be proud of what you bring to the table, but not take yourself so seriously that you think it’s all going to fall apart if you’re not there.<\/p>\n

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The international Women\u2019s Day 2018 campaign theme is\u00a0#<\/b>PressforProgress<\/b>. What will be\u00a0Moneytrans\u00a0main commitments?<\/h2>\n

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We want to commit to a “gender parity mindset” via various action.<\/p>\n

– To maintain a gender parity mindset. We will #PressforProgress\u00a0and:<\/p>\n