The last of three, two-day training sessions for PSDI's Women's Business Leadership pilot project was held in Nuku’alofa, Tonga today.
The project was designed to help mid-level professional women reach leadership roles. It provided skills training, paired participants with Tongan and international mentors, solicited ‘male champions’ to promote cultural change, and elicited commitments from major Tongan businesses to support women’s professional advancement.
Fourteen women employees of major Tongan businesses and government departments were awarded certificates at a graduation ceremony attended by their mentors and employers as well as local media. The mentoring component of the project will continue.
The project was designed to help mid-level professional women reach leadership roles. It provided skills training, paired participants with Tongan and international mentors, solicited ‘male champions’ to promote cultural change, and elicited commitments from major Tongan businesses to support women’s professional advancement.
Fourteen women employees of major Tongan businesses and government departments were awarded certificates at a graduation ceremony attended by their mentors and employers as well as local media. The mentoring component of the project will continue.