The recent 30% Club Malaysia IWD 2021 virtual event attracted more than 500 participants who were privileged to listen to various perspectives from thought-leaders.
The event started off with a speech from the founding chair Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar.
“Today, women representation on the top 100 PLC boards stands at 25.8%, an 82% increase from 2015; and women occupy 17.2% of total board seats on all PLCs,” she said.
This is followed by an exciting fire-side chat by 30% Club Global Chair Ann Cairns. One of the memorable quotes captured were – “Investors around the world are voting against companies with all male boards”
The most anticipated session was the panelist discussion – “MEN –WHO –PAUSE”. Some of the memorable quotes were –
“Diversity is equivalent to competitiveness and profit,” said Johan Raslan
“In Malaysia, the fantastic thing is that we have a really deep talent pool of women” Stuart Milne
“When we talk about getting the right people for a certain job or role, the best way is to look at individuals by their competence, not by gender,” Albern Murty
“We also believe in diversity as we are moving towards an energy industry that needs to be more customer-centric which simply needs a far more progressive and creative work environment,” T Muhammad Taufik.
