ALEXBANK, a bank of Intesa Sanpaolo Group, sets a forward-thinking strategy of a shared value towards womenโs empowerment.ย Accordingly, it launched an internal โSHARING CIRCLEโ, a virtual sharing moment, last September. As part of this program, a series of sessions in this program ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ญ some precious โheart-to-heartโ moments โ female to female- on aspects in life and growth, sharing personal experiences, chances, hopes, and insights.
ย ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ witnessed the kickoff of the Sharing circle with the first session by One of ALEXBANK key female figures, Ms. Gilan Elbassuni ALEXBANKโs Head of Credit Administration Department, and member of the ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ program of Intesa Sanpaolo Group. The Session witnessed a high voluntary virtual attendance of over 160 female staff members.
Her journey to success she attributed to Resilience, shedding arrogance and adopting a learning attitude, maintaining emotional control, and fostering a helping attitude always towards others. She also pointed out the power of females in Egypt that is always manifested through effort, diligence, and self-reflection. She also shared how she reacted in the junior years of her career to possible instances of gender discrimination.
ย In 2022, the bank received Egyptโs Gender Equity Seal (EGES) certification from the National Council for Women (NCW) and the World Bank, as a result of its efforts in applying and remaining committed to applying gender equity practices, by the World Bank gender equity model across the areas of employment, career development, work-life balance, and anti-harassment policies.
