Plastics Industrialists Federation (PLASFED) Board Chairman Ömer Karadeniz, who gave the opening speech at the panel titled “Women's Power in Industry” organized by our Federation in the ISO Assembly Hall, said: “I wish that March 8th, International Women's Day, will be more beautiful for all our women and for our future. Women are our most valuable beings, who are with us at every moment of our lives, who bring us and our children into the world, raise them, and never leave us alone with their love and compassion.“
Plastics Industrialists Federation (PLASFED) Chairman Ömer Karadeniz emphasized the importance of creating female employment in industry, as in many sectors, saying: “As industrialists, when we look at our companies that employ women in production, we see extremely productive and effective results.
The biggest reason for this is that our women create awareness wherever they are, thanks to their determination and their loyalty to their work. It is an honor for us to host our valuable women who create awareness in business life at our panel on “Women's Power in Industry”. I would like to state that we always believe in the strong women of production who shine with their intelligence, strength, and diligence. Looking at recent years, the start of an increase in female employment, which seemed low in number in industry, is a positive development.
In particular, initiatives such as increasing in-service technical training to improve working conditions for women in industry, flexible working, and raising awareness of gender equality, which we will discuss shortly, are promising developments for the future,” he said.
Our women are virtually reshaping and directing the sector
Ömer Karadeniz stated that as PLASFED – Plastics Industrialists Federation, the umbrella organization of the sector, research and work to increase female employment in the plastics sector continue, saying: “Today, in many of the companies within our member associations of our federation, our women are virtually reshaping and directing the sector. We see this not only in our members but also in many non-member institutions.” he said.
Ömer Karadeniz stated that the participation of women in the workforce is vital for the sustainability of economic and social life, and that in developing and developed societies, including our country, prosperity can be achieved through the inclusion of women in all areas of life, saying: “The participation of our women in the workforce is vital for the sustainability of economic and social life. In developing and developed societies, including our country, prosperity can be achieved through the inclusion of women in all areas of life.
Today's global economic difficulties and unequal growth can only be solved with the contribution of our women to business life. This means that women playing an active role in the business world will bring positive reflections such as economic recovery, innovation, strong management, and sustainability,” he said.
Today, one of the cornerstones of economic development is gender equality.
Plastics Industrialists Federation (PLASFED) Chairman Ömer Karadeniz stated that nations and countries must take steps to ensure gender equality, saying: “Today, one of the cornerstones of economic development is gender equality. For this, we must start the change with ourselves. We must get rid of our perceptions and prejudices about women's place in society and business life as soon as possible. As our Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk said, “If a society is content with only one of its genders achieving what our century requires, that society becomes half weakened. The reason for some failures experienced by our society is neglect and fault towards our women.” he said.
In our country, the participation rate of women in the workforce needs to increase
İSO Assembly President Zeynep Bodur Okyay started her speech by stating that there are many issues regarding inequality and problems faced by women, saying: “In our country, women cannot fully utilize their potential socially and economically. We are doing serious work on this issue. In our country, the participation rate of women in the workforce needs to increase. When this rate is considered globally, unfortunately, we see that we are weak. In global research, when looking at the role and model of women in the business world, it is seen that the profitability rate is high in companies managed by women. This shows us that much greater opportunities will arise if the underutilized potential of women in our country is brought to life,” she said.
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