In December, the Diversity Board once again invited all female colleagues around the world to meet (virtually) and exchange ideas as part of the internal women’s network women@Krones. The topic of this event: United by Diversity. For an hour, colleagues from South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates provided insights into their daily work and described their career paths. A common theme emerged from many of them: In rather male-dominated industries such as mechanical and plant engineering, it is often more challenging for women to make their voices heard and to work their way into leadership positions. Difficult, but not impossible, as the careers of the speakers prove! With a clear goal in mind and the courage to tackle and change things, they all lead teams in their respective fields today.
The networking event with insights from colleagues of the region Africa and the Middle East was already the second international meeting held this year. Back in May, the focus was on the role of women in India, a main theme brought to life by a lecture from the former German ambassador to India and voices from local colleagues.
In addition to the two international events, there were also two events in 2024 for all female colleagues in Germany – both centred around the topic of leadership in part-time or tandem arrangements. Each of these lectures was followed by a lively Q&A and discussion session, highlighting the great interest in this topic. Krones is on the right track with its various offerings around the compatibility of career and family!
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Many colleagues gathered for team viewing events at their respective locations, virtually concluding the women@Krones year 2024 together. On the photos: teams from Johannesburg (South Africa), Dubai (UAE), Casablanca (Morocco) and Lagos (Nigeria) (from the left)__
