For the month of March, Coca Cola Europacific Partners PNG are celebrating some of the many inspiring women across CCEP as part of the International Women’s Day Celebrations.
One such inspirational woman being celebrated is Ms Adlyn Nagwi, the Head of Talent at Coca Cola Europacific Partners PNG.
Ms Nagwi is currently in Sydney, Australia for a secondment and recently spoke to our newsroom about her thoughts of the International Women’s Day theme: Gender Equality today for sustainable tomorrow.
“A simple definition of that (IWD Theme) is enabling that equal power and opportunity for both genders to make the world a better place to live in.” “Whether through health policies, education etc.”
Nagwi said that looking back on her career, one of the things that she would’ve changed in her working environment would’ve been to have a full understanding of the Diversity & Inclusion (D & I) Policy.
Working in a male dominated environment, understanding the D&I policy and how that could apply in her line of work and strive towards breaking the bias and influence the outcome.
“I don’t recall facing really tough challenges working with male colleagues.”
“A reflection on that would be because of two reasons, the credibility built from my work output and the approach I took when working by respecting individuals and their opinions and views.”
Nagwi added that this is only the beginning of her secondment and she is still learning.
She added, “Some of the things she is learning while in Australia can be implemented when she returns and some will just be aspirations.
She further stated that she was slowly adjusting to living away from loved ones.
“It was very challenging initially being away from family especially since I’ve got 3 kids.”
“But thanks to technology and supportive parents and I work with a great bunch of supportive colleagues who have made the journey enjoyable so far.”
“I encourage all my female colleagues, regardless of your roles in the company that you too can be an advocate for gender equality.”