As people around the world prepare to celebrate International Women’s Day in 2024, Optiva Capital Partners has reaffirmed its dedication to the advancement of women.

The theme for International Women’s Day in 2024 is “Inspire Inclusion.”

In a statement to commemorate the day, and signed by the CEO of Optiva Capital Partners, Dr Jane Kimemia, she expressed solidarity with the United Nations for its “commitment to spotlight women, their issues and social, economic, cultural, and political achievements, while also imploring action for accelerating women’s equality”.

Kimemia said, “At Optiva Capital Partners, over 70 per cent of our workforce is women. The company is daily committed to empowering our workforce, creating opportunities for them to serve, to get better, and to grow their career.

“When you raise one woman, you raise a generation, because one woman impacts at least five people. So in a workforce of over 1,000 people out of which 70 per cent are women, the multiplier effect is better imagined.

The firm listed its community service programmes, including its initiative with the Lagos State Government in maternal health to reduce maternal mortality rate.

World Health Organisation (WTO) reports state that Nigeria contributes up to 10 per cent of global maternal deaths.