Category: Logis-T Africa Women (en)

MORE SUPPORT AND CAREER PATHING NEEDED FOR WOMEN IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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A lack of career opportunities is the main reason that women leave the supply chain profession, according to respondents in the recently published seventh annual Gartner / AWESOME Women in Supply Chain research survey. MJ Schoemaker, president of SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management in Southern Africa, notes that while supply chain management has come a long way from the once male dominated field in which women only filled service roles, it still has a long way to go in terms of gender parity. “We have seen an increase in the…

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Logis-T Africa Women #001

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Discover the first issue of our magazine dedicated to women in the transport and logistics sector in Africa. On the front page, the spotlight is on 6 women (from Benin, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal and Togo) who are each demonstrating leadership in the transport and logistics sector in their respective countries. We thank our guest editor who made the selection and conducted the interviews: Pascaline ODOUBOUROU, founder and editor-in-chief of Maritimafrica. Read and download the magazine here

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MEETING OF WOMEN IN LOGISTICS – AFRICA (WILA) IVOIRY COAST ON THE THEME “INSPIRED, CONNECTED & IMPACTED”

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On Saturday 22 January 2022, the women of Women In Logistics – Africa (WILA) based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast met for the very first time in order to get to know each other better, to exchange, to consolidate links and to share a very enriching moment around the theme “INSPIRE, CONNECT & IMPACT”. The theme of the meeting “INSPIRE, CONNECT & IMPACT” was moderated by Mrs Lynda Aphing-Kouassi, Managing Director of CABINET INTERNATIONAL KAIZENE who spoke to the women of the WILA network about the need to develop their leadership,…

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