{"id":593185,"date":"2022-03-26T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=593185"},"modified":"2022-03-26T09:00:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T09:00:01","slug":"schneider-electric-joins-world-women-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/schneider-electric-joins-world-women-hour_593185.html","title":{"rendered":"Schneider Electric joins World Women Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Schneider Electric&nbsp;is now working with the&nbsp;World Woman Foundation&nbsp;to promote the role of women in the energy sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To mark International Women&rsquo;s Day today, March 8, women leaders from the world of energy will share their stories to inspire young women and girls to persevere with their personal and professional aspirations. The&nbsp;World Woman Hour&nbsp;online event premiers on&nbsp;Facebook Watch&nbsp;and&nbsp;LinkedIn Live&nbsp;today at 1 PM EST and will then be available on demand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The five female energy leaders featured include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Damilola Ogunbiyi,&nbsp;CEO and Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy;<\/li>\n<li>Sophie Borgne, Senior Vice President Digital Power at Schneider Electric;<\/li>\n<li>Bhavani Amirthalingam, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer at U.S. energy company Ameren;<\/li>\n<li>Zan&eacute;lle Dalglish, Sustainable Development and Training Academy Director for Schneider Electric in Southern Africa;<\/li>\n<li>Angie Redondo Herrera, Digital Marketing Specialist at Schneider Electric and recent winner of Schneider&rsquo;s annual GoGreen student competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;Women are underrepresented in STEM fields, so with the World Woman Foundation, we aim to shine a light on the positive contribution women are making in the world of energy today,&rdquo; said Charise Le, Chief Human Resources Officer at Schneider Electric. &ldquo;We continue to challenge gender stereotypes and inequality to foster a gender-balanced workplace and #BreakTheBias.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The World Woman Foundation is a global community of 15,000 members committed to scaling and accelerating the impact of women and girls through long-term investments to expand skills, connections, capacity, and visibility. During the last five years, it has built a network of 300 change-makers and 55,000 Global Mentorship Program graduates in 20 countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About Schneider Electric<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Schneider&rsquo;s purpose is to&nbsp;<strong>empower all to make the most of our energy and resources<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>bridging progress and sustainability&nbsp;<\/strong>for all. We call this&nbsp;<strong>Life Is On.&nbsp;<\/strong>Our mission is to be your&nbsp;<strong>digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.&nbsp;<\/strong>We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure, and industries. We are the&nbsp;<strong>most local of global companies<\/strong>. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared&nbsp;<strong>Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive, and Empowered&nbsp;<\/strong>values.<\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/se.com_30384.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">ABC Private Limited<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Media Relations<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=schneider-electric-joins-world-women-hour\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 8745857610<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> India<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.se.com\/in\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.se.com\/in\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><object type=\"text\/html\" data=\"https:\/\/www.se.com\/in\/en\/\" style=\"width:900px; height:400px;\"><\/object><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=schneider-electric-joins-world-women-hour\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schneider Electric&nbsp;is now working with the&nbsp;World Woman Foundation&nbsp;to promote the role of women in the energy sector. 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