45 Edition 2020 FINAL

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CELEBRATING THE 45TH INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN’S DAY
Can We Have It All?
Women’s Day was first held in New York City on
February 28, 1909. The United Nations began celebrating
International Women’s Day on March 8th, 1975, thus
making 2020, the 45th International Women’s Day.
March 8th is a date celebrating how far women have
come. While women’s rights have steadily improved
over the years, there is still a long check-list of unmet
demands for legal and economic equality, freedom
from violence and gender discrimination in the workplace,
to name but a few.
THE question is: How does your company
embrace diversity, inclusivity and
empowerment through equality?
As a behemoth in the hospitality industry, Marriott has
a long-standing history of valuing diversity and inclusion.
The Women’s Leadership Development Initiative
was developed in 1999, to increase the presence of
women in its highest levels of management and other
key positions.
In Indonesia alone, Marriott International will soon double
its representation by adding another 34 hotels to
its existing 52 hotels by 2025. It aims to achieve gender
parity in senior leadership positions by the same year.
In Indonesia alone, over 38% of managerial level roles
are held by women.
This number will keep growing with Marriott’s investments
in training and development programs, including
the Women in Leadership forum, an outlet for women
to support one other through a series of initiatives,
including a networking program, discussion sessions,
workshops, and mentoring.
“MARRIOTT PRIDES ITSELF ON
ITS DIVERSE WORKFORCE; IN
PARTICULAR, IT’S EFFORTS TO GROW
FEMALE TALENT. AS A WOMAN,
I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF THE
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE.
THE TEAM AND I WANT TO INSPIRE
INDONESIAN FEMALE LEADERS TO
REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND
ENSURE WE MAKE PROGRESS IN
ACHIEVING GENDER PARITY AT THE
SENIOR LEVELS OF OUR HOTELS. OUR
WORK FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, AND
WORK/LIFE EFFECTIVENESS,” SAYS
MARIE BROWNE, GENERAL MANAGER,
SHERATON BALI KUTA RESORT, AND
LEADER OF THE WIL INITIATIVE FOR
MARRIOTT HOTELS IN BALI.