The African debate

DRC: what access for women to positions of responsibility?

Recording of the African Debate in Kinshasa (May 2022).

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to d.

: P.Lukoki, A.Foka, MC.Kaninda and E.Endundo.

© Sebastien Faye

By: Alain Foka Follow

They broke the glass ceiling that confined them to menial functions.

They are women of power.

How do they live this position of boss in a country still largely dominated by men.

Is their gender a handicap or an advantage?

How do they look at the business climate today in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and more particularly on women's access to the labor market?

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With the participation of :

- Edwine Endundo

, Managing Director of Vlisco - DRC

- Pamela Lukoki

, Deputy General Manager of Vodacom - DRC

- Marie-Chantal Kaninda

, vice-president of Glencore - DRC

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