WEPs Signatory Certificate presented to Cathy Cooney, Chair of the Te Ohomai Council, and CEO of Te Ohomai, Dr Leon Fourie by Vicky Mee, the Chair of WEPs
At a stakeholder event held at Mokoia Campuson on the 21st
February, Toi Ohomai Chief Executive Leon Fourie said the organisation was
delighted to become a signatory and take a leading role to achieving gender
equality in the workplace. At Toi Ohomai, women make up 61% of staff, 50% of
the executive leadership team and 55% of the leadership team.
“We are committed to establishing and demonstrating a high level
of corporate leadership in this area and will continue to use our size and
influence to work towards women’s rights,” Dr Fourie said.
Vicky Mee, Chair of the NZ WEPs committee, was pleased that Toi
Ohomai, as an educational institute, had joined UN WEPs because young people
being exposed to good modelling of gender equality at work is so important, she
said. “We want young people to see a
mixture of men and women working together in managerial roles so we are
delighted that Toi Ohomai is now going to join us and demonstrate their
commitment to gender equality.”
Toi Ohomai
Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships and Māori Success Ana Morrison who
is leading the UN WEPs initiative at the Institute, said she would now work
closely with UN WEPs to implement a plan using the resources and expertise
available, and contextualise this to the unique Toi Ohomai demographic.
