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Nyxoah Participera à la 33ème Oppenheimer Annual Healthcare Conference

Nyxoah Participera la 33me Oppenheimer Annual Healthcare Conference

Mont–Saint–Guibert, Belgique "" 7 mars 2023, 22h30 CET / 16h30 ET "" Nyxoah SA (Euronext Bruxelles/Nasdaq : NYXH) ( Nyxoah ou la Socit ) opre dans le secteur des technologies mdicales et se concentre sur le dveloppement et la commercialisation de solutions innovantes destines traiter le Syndrome d'Apnes Obstructives du Sommeil (SAOS). La Socit a annonc aujourd'hui qu'elle participera la 33me Oppenheimer Annual Healthcare Conference, qui aura lieu virtuellement du 13 au 15 mars 2023.

Olivier Taelman, Chief Executive Officer de Nyxoah, prsentera une mise jour de l'entreprise le mardi 14 mars 2023 11h20 ET. La diffusion Web sera disponible sur la page Events du site Web des relations avec les investisseurs de Nyxoah. La socit sera galement disponible pour des runions en tte––tte avec les investisseurs institutionnels.

La prsentation aux investisseurs mise jour de Nyxoah est accessible dans la section Shareholder Information de la page Company's Investor Relations.

propos de Nyxoah
Nyxoah opre dans le secteur des technologies mdicales. Elle se concentre sur le dveloppement et la commercialisation de solutions innovantes destines traiter le Syndrome d'Apnes Obstructives du Sommeil (SAOS). La principale solution de Nyxoah est le systme Genio , une thrapie de neurostimulation du nerf hypoglosse de nouvelle gnration centre sur le patient, sans sonde ni batterie implante et destine traiter le Syndrome d'Apnes Obstructives du Sommeil (SAOS), le trouble respiratoire du sommeil le plus courant au monde. Ce dernier est associ un risque accru de mortalit et des comorbidits cardiovasculaires. Nyxoah est motiv par la vision selon laquelle les patients souffrant de SAOS devraient profiter de nuits reposantes et se sentir en mesure de vivre pleinement leur vie.

la suite de la finalisation probante de l'tude BLAST OSA, le systme Genio a reu le marquage europen CE en 2019. Nyxoah a ralis deux introductions en bourse avec succs : sur Euronext en septembre 2020 et au NASDAQ en juillet 2021. Suite aux rsultats positifs de l'tude BETTER SLEEP, Nyxoah a obtenu l'approbation marquage CE pour le traitement des patients atteints de Collapse Circonfrentiel Complet (CCC), actuellement contre–indiqu dans les thrapies concurrentes. De plus, la Socit mne actuellement l'tude pivot DREAM IDE en vue de l'approbation FDA et de la commercialisation aux tats–Unis.

Pour plus d'informations, visitez http://www.nyxoah.com/

Attention "" Marquage CE depuis 2019. Dispositif exprimental aux tats–Unis. Limit par la loi fdrale amricaine une utilisation exprimentale aux tats–Unis.

Contact :
Nyxoah
David DeMartino, Chief Strategy Officer
david.demartino@nyxoah.com
+1 310 310 1313

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Nyxoah to Participate in the Oppenheimer 33rd Annual Healthcare Conference

Nyxoah to Participate in the Oppenheimer 33rd Annual Healthcare Conference

Mont–Saint–Guibert, Belgium "" March 7, 2023, 10:30pm CET / 4:30pm ET "" Nyxoah SA (Euronext Brussels/Nasdaq: NYXH) ("Nyxoah" or the "Company"), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), today announced that the Company will participate in the Oppenheimer 33rd Annual Healthcare Conference, which takes place March 13–15, 2023, virtually.

Olivier Taelman, Nyxoah's Chief Executive Officer, will deliver a corporate update on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 11:20am ET. A webcast of the presentation will be available in the Events section of Nyxoah's Investor Relations website. The Company will also be available for 1×1 meetings with institutional investors.

Nyxoah's Investor Presentation can be accessed on the Shareholder Information section of the Company's Investor Relations page.

About Nyxoah
Nyxoah is a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Nyxoah's lead solution is the Genio system, a patient–centered, leadless and battery–free hypoglossal neurostimulation therapy for OSA, the world's most common sleep disordered breathing condition that is associated with increased mortality risk and cardiovascular comorbidities. Nyxoah is driven by the vision that OSA patients should enjoy restful nights and feel enabled to live their life to its fullest.

Following the successful completion of the BLAST OSA study, the Genio system received its European CE Mark in 2019. Nyxoah completed two successful IPOs: on Euronext Brussels in September 2020 and NASDAQ in July 2021. Following the positive outcomes of the BETTER SLEEP study, Nyxoah received CE mark approval for the expansion of its therapeutic indications to Complete Concentric Collapse (CCC) patients, currently contraindicated in competitors' therapy. Additionally, the Company is currently conducting the DREAM IDE pivotal study for FDA and U.S. commercialization approval.

For more information, please visit http://www.nyxoah.com/.

Caution "" CE marked since 2019. Investigational device in the United States. Limited by U.S. federal law to investigational use in the United States.

Contact:
Nyxoah
David DeMartino, Chief Strategy Officer
david.demartino@nyxoah.com
+1 310 310 1313

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WHR Introduces New Enterprise Business Intelligence Tool to Serve Clients

MILWAUKEE, March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHR Global (WHR), a leader in the global employee relocation industry, announced release of its newest enterprise business intelligence tool specifically designed to serve its customers' growing needs. The new tool, called WHR Insights, is a series of interactive data visualizations embedded into the WHR Client Portal that can be customized to each client's relocation programs, benefits, policies and other KPIs. WHR Insights analyzes data on employee spend (e.g., household goods shipments), survey satisfaction, policy exceptions, and individual components. The tool, free to all clients, facilitates clients making better decisions on where to relocate employees; what level of housing and other benefits to provide; and how to give the best overall support to employees during a relocation or assignment transition.

Watch a short video about WHR Insights here.

By using WHR Insights, mobility and HR teams can optimize programs, ensuring they are providing the best possible support to employees during the relocation or assignment process and in turn, increase employee satisfaction and retention. New data is refreshed nightly, allowing clients to view data in real time.

According to WHR's Strategic Initiatives Manager, Sean Thrun, “WHR Insights is the latest addition to our client technology suite. We believe interactive data analytics should be the norm in global mobility, not the exception. Through WHR Insights, all stakeholders can make informed decisions that are crucial to the success of their mobility programs. Procurement can track diversity spend, employee satisfaction and more when calculating at–risk fees per the master services agreement. Finance teams can view relocation budget forecasts and accruals, filtering by cost center or division and exporting the data instantly for further manipulation in Excel. Mobility teams start by choosing dashboard templates prebuilt by WHR, whether it's core–flex component utilization, household goods only, budget vs. actual, lump sum, policy exceptions, initiations, employee satisfaction or home sale. Then, we customize each dashboard to your program, policy and organizational structure at your request.

"With WHR Insights, companies can make informed decisions that benefit both the employee and the organization, leading to improved retention rates and increased productivity. In today's competitive business landscape, having the right solution set like WHR Insights can give companies a strategic advantage in employee relocation.”

About WHR Global
WHR Global (WHR) is a private, client–driven global relocation management company distinguished by its best–in–class service delivery and cutting–edge, proprietary technology. WHR has offices in Milwaukee, Wis., Basel, Switzerland, and Singapore. With its 100% client retention rate for the past decade, WHR continues to position itself as the trusted leader in global employee relocation. WHR lives by its vision and passion for Advancing Lives Forward and Making the Complex Simple. To learn more about WHR, visit http://www.whrg.com, or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Media Contact: Mindy Stroiman, Corporate Writer
Mindy.Stroiman@whrg.com
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Gewinner der 17. jährlichen Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service wurden bekannt gegeben

FAIRFAX, Va., March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Am Freitagabend wurden die Gewinner der 17. jhrlichen Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, weltweit anerkannt als Top–Auszeichnungen in den Bereichen Kundendienst und Vertrieb, im Rahmen einer Gala in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, bekannt gegeben. An der Gala nahmen mehr als 400 Fhrungskrfte aus der ganzen Welt teil.

Die vollstndige Liste der Gewinner der Stevie–Auszeichnungen in den jeweiligen Kategorien ist verfgbar unter http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

DP DHL war mit 46 goldenen, silbernen und bronzenen Stevie Awards das am meisten geehrte Unternehmen in diesem Jahr und damit der Top–Gewinner der Grand Stevie Award–Auszeichnungen. Dies ist das 11. Jahr in Folge, in dem das multinationale Unternehmen fr Paketzustellung und Lieferkettenmanagement mit Hauptsitz in Bonn, Deutschland, einen Grand Stevie in dem Programm gewonnen hat, und das neunte der 11 Jahre, in denen es den ersten Platz auf der Liste der am meisten ausgezeichneten Unternehmen belegte.

Weitere Gewinner des Grand Stevie Award sind, in absteigender Reihenfolge, IBM, Sales Partnerships, Support Services Group, ValueSelling Associates, UPMC Health Plan, PowerSchool Group, GoHealth, TalkDesk und Michael Kors.

Mehr als 2.300 Nominierungen von Unternehmen aller Gren und aus nahezu allen Branchen wurden fr den diesjhrigen Wettbewerb ausgewertet. Die Finalisten wurden anhand der durchschnittlichen Bewertung von mehr als 170 Fachleuten weltweit in sieben spezialisierten Bewertungskommissionen ermittelt. Die Nominierungen wurden in mehr als 60 Kategorien fr Leistungen im Bereich Kundendienst und Kontaktzentrum bercksichtigt, darunter Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service und Customer Service Department of the Year. Dazu gibt es 60 Kategorien fr Leistungen im Bereich Vertrieb und Geschftsentwicklung, von Senior Sales Executive of the Year ber Sales Training oder Business Development Executive of the Year bis hin zu Sales Department of the Year. Zudem gibt es Kategorien, um unter anderem neue Produkte und Dienstleistungen sowie Lsungsanbieter auszuzeichnen.

Sales Partnerships, Inc. gewann 12 Gold–Auszeichnungen und damit die meisten im gesamten Wettbewerb. Zu den weiteren Gewinnern von zwei oder mehr Gold Stevie Awards gehren: Alight Solutions, Blackhawk Network, ClearSource BPO, DP DHL, EFG Companies, Genpact, GoHealth, IBM, ICW Group, Janek Performance Group, JK Moving, LivePerson, MetTel, Michael Kors, MONAT Global Corp, Optima Tax Relief, LLC, Optum, Paradigm Marketing and Design, PREMIER Bankcard, Rapid Phone Center, Sales Partnerships, Inc., SAP, SoftPro, Splunk, Tata Consultancy Services, TELUS Smart Security & Automation, TIM Brasil, TransPerfect, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., UPMC Health Plan, Perceptyx, Veeam und WNS (Holdings) Limited.

Die Gewinner in einer besonderen Kategorie, dem Sales Partnerships Ethics in Sales Award, wurden ebenfalls am Freitag bekannt gegeben. Mit dieser Auszeichnung werden Unternehmen fr vorbildliche Praktiken und Leistungen bei der Umsetzung hchster ethischer Standards in der Vertriebsbranche gewrdigt. Der Gewinner des Gold Stevie Award in dieser Kategorie ist Greater Prairie Business Consulting. Der Silbergewinner ist Belkins, und die Bronzegewinner sind Cal Dental USA und Integrity Solutions.

Die Prsentationen wurden live per Livestream bertragen und knnen online angesehen werden.

Die Nominierungen fr die Ausgabe 2024 der Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service werden ab Juli dieses Jahres entgegengenommen. Das Teilnahmepaket kann unter http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales angefordert werden.

Die Auszeichnungen werden von den Stevie Awards vergeben, die acht der weltweit fhrenden Auszeichnungsveranstaltungen fr Unternehmen organisieren, darunter die renommierten International Business Awards und American Business Awards .

ber die Stevie Awards
Die Stevie Awards werden in acht Programmen verliehen: die Asia–Pacific Stevie Awards, die German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards , The International Business Awards , die Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, die Stevie Awards for Women in Business, die Stevie Awards for Great Employers sowie die Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Die Stevie Awards verzeichnen jhrlich mehr als 12.000 Nominierungen von Unternehmen aus mehr als 70 Lndern. Die Stevies ehren Unternehmen aller Arten und Gren sowie die dahinterstehenden Menschen, indem sie herausragende Leistungen am Arbeitsplatz auf der ganzen Welt auszeichnen. Weitere Informationen zu den Stevie Awards finden Sie unter www.StevieAwards.com.

Zu den Sponsoren der 17. jhrlichen Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service gehren Sales Partnerships, Inc., Support Service Group und ValueSelling Associates, Inc.

Kontakt:

Nina Moore
+1 (703) 547–8389
Nina@StevieAwards.com


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Vencedores do 17º Annual Stevie® Awards de Vendas e Atendimento ao Cliente

FAIRFAX, Va., March 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Os vencedores do 17 Stevie Awards de Vendas e Atendimento ao Cliente, reconhecido como o principal prmio de atendimento ao cliente e de vendas do mundo, foram entregues na noite de sexta–feira em uma cerimnia de gala em Las Vegas, Nevada, EUA, com a participao de mais de 400 executivos de todo o mundo.

A lista completa de vencedores do Stevie por categoria pode ser encontrada em http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

A DP DHL, com 46 premiaes nas categorias Ouro, Prata e Bronze no Stevie Awards, foi a organizao mais homenageada deste ano, recebendo o trofu Grand Stevie Award. Este o 11 ano consecutivo em que a empresa multinacional de entrega de pacotes e gesto de cadeia de suprimentos, com sede em Bonn, na Alemanha, recebe um Grand Stevie no programa, e o nono ano dos 11 em que ficou em primeiro lugar na lista das organizaes mais homenageadas.

Outros vencedores do Grand Stevie Award, em ordem decrescente, incluem IBM, Sales Partnerships, Support Services Group, ValueSelling Associates, UPMC Health Plan, PowerSchool Group, GoHealth, TalkDesk e Michael Kors.

Mais de 2.300 indicaes de organizaes de cada indstria foram avaliadas na competio deste ano. Os finalistas foram escolhidos pelas pontuaes mdias por mais de 170 profissionais em todo o mundo em sete comisses julgadoras especializadas. As inscries foram consideradas em mais de 60 categorias de conquistas em atendimento ao cliente e contact center, incluindo Contact Center do Ano, Prmio de Inovao de Atendimento ao Cliente e Departamento de Atendimento ao Cliente do Ano; 60 categorias de conquistas em vendas e desenvolvimento de negcios, variando de Executivo de Vendas Snior do Ano a Treinamento de Vendas ou Executivo de Desenvolvimento de Negcios do Ano a Departamento de Vendas do Ano; e categorias de novos produtos e servios e provedores de solues, dentre outros.

A Sales Partnerships, Inc. recebeu 12 premiaes de Ouro, o maior nmero da competio. Outros vencedores de dois ou mais Stevie Awards de Ouro so: Alight Solutions, Blackhawk Network, ClearSource BPO, DP DHL, EFG Companies, Genpact, GoHealth, IBM, ICW Group, Janek Performance Group, JK Moving, LivePerson, MetTel, Michael Kors, MONAT Global Corp, Optima Tax Relief, LLC, Optum, Paradigm Marketing and Design, PREMIER Bankcard, Rapid Phone Center, Sales Partnerships, Inc., SAP, SoftPro, Splunk, Tata Consultancy Services, TELUS Smart Security & Automation, TIM Brasil, TransPerfect, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., UPMC Health Plan, Perceptyx, Veeam e WNS (Holdings) Limited.

Os vencedores de uma categoria especial, o Prmio tica em Vendas das Parcerias de Vendas, tambm foram anunciados na sexta–feira. Este prmio reconhece as organizaes por suas melhores prticas e realizaes, demonstrando os mais altos padres ticos no setor de vendas. O vencedor do Stevie de Ouro nesta categoria a Greater Prairie Business Consulting. O vencedor da premiao de Prata a Belkins, e os vencedores do Stevie de Bronze so a Cal Dental USA e a Integrity Solutions.

A apresentao foi transmitida ao vivo via Livestream e est disponvel online.

As indicaes para a edio de 2024 dos Stevie Awards de Vendas e Atendimento ao Cliente sero aceitas a partir de julho deste ano. O kit de inscrio pode ser solicitado em http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

Os prmios so apresentados pelo Stevie Awards, que organiza oito das principais premiaes de negcios do mundo, incluindo os prestigiados International Business Awards e American Business Awards .

Sobre os Stevie Awards
Os Stevie Awards so concedidos em sete programas: Stevie Awards sia–Pacfico, Stevie Awards Alemo, The American Business Awards , The International Business Awards , Stevie Awards para Mulheres Empresariais, Stevie Awards para Grande Empregadores , e Stevie Awards para Vendas e Servio ao Cliente. Os concursos Stevie Awards recebem mais de 12.000 nomeaes todos os anos de empresas de mais de 70 pases. Honrando empresas de todos os tipos e tamanhos, e as pessoas por trs delas, os Stevies reconhecem excelente desempenho no local de trabalho em todo o mundo. Saiba mais sobre os Stevie Awards em www.StevieAwards.com.

Patrocinadores do 17 Stevie Awards de Vendas e Atendimento ao Cliente incluem Sales Partnerships, Inc., Services Group e ValueSelling Associates, Inc.

Contato:

Nina Moore
(703) 547–8389
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Les lauréats ont été révélés lors de la 17e édition annuelle des Stevie® Awards pour les ventes et le service à la clientèle

FAIRFAX, Virginie, 07 mars 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Les laurats de la 17e dition annuelle des Stevie Awards pour les ventes et le service la clientle, reconnus comme les meilleurs prix du service la clientle et des ventes dans le monde, ont t dvoils vendredi soir lors d'une crmonie de gala Las Vegas, dans l'tat amricain du Nevada, en prsence de plus de 400 cadres du monde entier.

La liste complte des laurats des Stevie par catgorie est disponible l'adresse http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

DP DHL, avec 46 prix Stevie d'or, d'argent et de bronze, a t l'entreprise la plus honore cette anne, remportant le trophe Grand Stevie Award. C'est la 11e anne conscutive que la socit multinationale de livraison de colis et de gestion de la chane d'approvisionnement, dont le sige social est situ Bonn, en Allemagne, remporte un Grand Stevie dans le programme, et la neuvime anne sur les 11 au cours desquelles elle s'est classe en tte de liste des entreprises les plus honores.

Les autres laurats du Grand Stevie Award, par ordre dcroissant, sont notamment IBM, Sales Partnerships, Support Services Group, ValueSelling Associates, UPMC Health Plan, PowerSchool Group, GoHealth, TalkDesk et Michael Kors.

Plus de 2 300 candidatures d'entreprises de toutes tailles et de pratiquement tous les secteurs ont t examines lors du concours de cette anne. Les finalistes ont t dtermins grce aux notes moyennes attribues par plus de 170 professionnels dans le monde entier rpartis dans sept comits de jury spcialiss. Les candidatures ont t prises en considration dans plus de 60 catgories pour les ralisations du service client et du centre de contact, y compris Contact Center of the Year (Centre de contact de l'anne), Award for Innovation in Customer Service (Prix de l'innovation dans le service client) et Customer Service Department of the Year (Service client de l'anne) ; 60 catgories pour les ventes et les ralisations en dveloppement commercial, allant de Senior Sales Executive of the Year (Directeur commercial senior de l'anne) Sales Training or Business Development Executive of the Year (Responsable de la formation commerciale ou du dveloppement commercial de l'anne) et Sales Department of the Year (Service commercial de l'anne) ; et des catgories visant reconnatre les nouveaux produits et services et les fournisseurs de solutions, entre autres.

Sales Partnerships, Inc. a remport 12 prix d'or, soit le nombre le plus lev de prix dcerns lors du concours. Les autres gagnants d'au moins deux prix Stevie d'or sont : Alight Solutions, Blackhawk Network, ClearSource BPO, DP DHL, EFG Companies, Genpact, GoHealth, IBM, ICW Group, Janek Performance Group, JK Moving, LivePerson, MetTel, Michael Kors, MONAT Global Corp, Optima Tax Relief, LLC, Optum, Paradigm Marketing and Design, PREMIER Bankcard, Rapid Phone Center, Sales Partnerships, Inc., SAP, SoftPro, Splunk, Tata Consultancy Services, TELUS Smart Security & Automation, TIM Brasil, TransPerfect, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., UPMC Health Plan, Perceptyx, Veeam et WNS (Holdings) Limited.

Les gagnants d'une catgorie spciale, le Sales Partnerships Ethics in Sales Award (Prix de l'thique des partenariats commerciaux dans la vente), ont galement t annoncs vendredi. Ce prix rcompense les organisations pour leurs meilleures pratiques et leurs ralisations dans la dmonstration des normes thiques les plus leves du secteur des ventes. Le laurat du prix Stevie d'or dans cette catgorie est Greater Prairie Business Consulting. Le laurat du prix Stevie d'argent est Belkins, et les laurats du Stevie de bronze sont Cal Dental USA et Integrity Solutions.

Les crmonies de remise ont t diffuses en direct via Livestream et sont disponibles pour un visionnage en ligne.

Les candidatures pour l'dition 2024 des Stevie Awards pour les ventes et le service la clientle seront acceptes partir du mois de juillet 2023. Le kit d'inscription peut tre demand l'adresse http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

Les prix sont remis par les Stevie Awards, qui organisent huit des plus grands programmes mondiaux de rcompenses commerciales, dont les prestigieux International Business Awards et les American Business Awards .

propos des Stevie Awards
Les Stevie Awards sont dcerns dans huit programmes : les Stevie Awards en Asie–Pacifique, les Stevie Awards en Allemagne, les Stevie Awards au Moyen–Orient et en Afrique du Nord, les American Business Awards , les International Business Awards , les Stevie Awards pour les grands employeurs, les Stevie Awards pour les femmes entrepreneurs et les Stevie Awards pour les ventes et le service la clientle. Les concours Stevie Awards reoivent chaque anne plus de 12 000 candidatures manant d'entreprises dans plus de 70 pays. En rcompensant les entreprises de tous types et de toutes tailles, ainsi que leurs collaborateurs, les Stevies reconnaissent les performances exceptionnelles sur le lieu de travail dans le monde entier. Pour en savoir plus sur les Stevie Awards, visitez le site www.StevieAwards.com.

Les Sponsors de la 17e dition annuelle des Stevie Awards pour les ventes et le service la clientle comprennent Sales Partnerships, Inc., Support Service Group et ValueSelling Associates, Inc.

Contact :

Nina Moore
(703) 547–8389
Nina@StevieAwards.com


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International Women’s Day, 2023Five Sharp Questions on Female Empowerment

The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.

By Katja Iversen
NORMA, Italy, Mar 7 2023 – International Women’s Day is right around the corner and it presents an obvious opportunity to dig into what female and empowerment means for different people.

INXO invited their female CEO and two female board members to answer five sharp political and personal questions.

The following is a shortened version of my answers. It is an adapted version of the original Danish version, which can be found here.

Katja Iversen

– When you hear the words Female Empowerment – what do you think?

I think: “More of that”…. We need more gender equality. We need more women in economic and political power. And we need more women to feel more in the driver’s seat, be more powerful and more valued in their personal and professional lives.

– Where do you see the biggest obstacle to Women’s Empowerment – in the individual woman?

Women are often brought up to be liked. We are often socialized to put others’ needs before our own, to be seen not heard, to smooth conflicts, and not to spoil the party – and taught that we indeed do spoil it, if we are too loud, or claim our rights, and rightful share of power.

Hence, many girls and women don’t articulate their own needs and what they themselves want, but – consciously or unconsciously – live a life in service for others, whether it is the children, the partner, the parents or the workplace.

This is not only an individual problem, but very much also a systemic problem, which is underscored by the statistics, documenting that women shoulder by far the largest share of the unpaid care work at home, as well as the largest part of the unpaid voluntary work at work, adding up to more than US$10 trillions a year.

– … and the obstacle to Women’s Empowerment – in the outer world?

Apart from the current political push back on gender equality, women’s rights, and not least sexual rights, I see three groups of obstacles: systems, stereotypes and language.

Many of the existing power structures and systems in societies are keeping men in power.

The world values production, but not reproduction. We already spoke about the unpaid care work which needs to be recognized, reduced and redistributed. But add to that the motherhood penalty – the systematic disadvantage that women encounter in the workplace when they become mothers – and how sector’s and jobs with predominantly women in them often have lower worth and salaries. And don’t get me started on the tax systems or systematic lack of diversity and inclusion in top leadership.

Then there are the norms and stereotypes: How many times haven’t we heard women in power be called too loud, too much, too aggressive, or criticized on their body, dress, looks? “Good girls” are typically described and defined as sweet, caring, quiet and beautiful, while “real boys” must be strong, fast, energetic and assertive.

Let it be clear that these stereotypes don’t just hold women back, they also hold men back. When men for example, do not live up to the stereotypical image of the ‘real man’, who is tall, powerful, never cries, and earns a lot of money, they too can feel inadequate.

Language is gendered. There are so many phrases in our language that denigrate or disparage women – bossy, nasty, catty, chatty, ditzy, slutty, mousy, moody, flakey, blond, kept. Or reproduce the man as the one with influence and power: Chairman, fireman, business man, manmade, manpower, mankind. And if you want to diminish or make less of a man, there are plenty of gender slurs like sissy, queen, cunt, bitch available – or just tell him that he acts, run or cries like a girl.

Luckily how language reproduces gender norms HAS gained much more attention, and it has begun to change, not least thanks to young people, who are challenging that and gender stereotypes at large.

– How have you empowered yourself throughout life?

You can be what you can see, and I have always had good female role models who were inspiring and strong in different ways – Pippi Longstocking, Rosa Parks, Virginia Woolf, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Christine Lagarde and my grandmother just to name a few.

Also, I followed by my grandmother’s strong advice of getting an education and never become financially dependent on a man.

Even if my family does not come from money, I know I am privileged – and that I am fortunate that my parents instilled in me from an early age that I am good, loved and worthy, just the way I am. I know, I don’t have to be perfect to be loved, and I’m allowed to make mistakes. This has made me confident in trying new things, without fear of failing.

I’m also good at forgiving myself – and others. I actually think, that I am both smart, beautiful and talented, even if I don’t live up to the standard norms. If someone says otherwise, I don’t listen.

In general it is a way of holding women down and back, indicating that SHE is the less capable, less confident, less good at this or that. But it is not the women who need to be fixed, it is the systems.

– … and what is your best advice to other women if they want to empower themselves?

The first piece of advice: You are good enough, you are strong enough, and you have enough worth in yourself. All women should remember that. We are not only worth something in relation to others. We are not only worth something or worthy of something when we give, care and nurture.

The second: We must stand up for ourselves and stand up for each other. Show some good old sister solidarity – and not just to women who look like us, or are privileged like us. Women should play each other good, and lift each other up.

The third: Be aware of what you want and what you desire – and this is both in relation to sexual desire and life in general. Desire (and pleasure) is a good thing and can be a huge positive, driving force, as can breaking habits and being more conscious about the choices you make every day.

Imagine if you for a period of time consistently could asked yourself: What do I want to do? Who do I want to see? How do I want to show up in life today? Imagine what an energy and power that could unleash.

Katja Iversen is Executive Adviser, Author, Advocate, and Professional Board Member

IPS UN Bureau

 


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The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.

International Women’s Day, 2023Promoting Gender Equality and Closing the Digital Divide

Researchers from different backgrounds and genders at a project meeting in Guimarães, Portugal, during a conference. Credit: UNU-EGOV / Cristina Braga

By Mercy Erhi Makpor
Guimarães, Portugal, Mar 7 2023 – The accelerating pace of digitalization has ushered humanity into a whole different era of information and communication. Today, digitalization permeates every aspect of our lives, socio-economically and politically.

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International Women’s Day, 2023Her Land, Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality & Land Restoration Goals

Women hold a vital stake in the health of the land, yet they often don’t have control over it. Securing women’s land rights can help advance the intertwined global goals on gender equality and land restoration.  Credit: United Nations

By Andrea Meza
BONN, Mar 7 2023 – When it comes to land, gender inequalities are pervasive. Today, nearly half of the global agricultural workforce is female – yet less than one in five landholders worldwide are women 1.  

Women’s land rights are essential for their economic empowerment and the sustainable development of rural communities. However, women continue to face significant barriers to accessing and controlling land resources, which limits their ability to participate fully in agricultural production, improve their livelihoods, and contribute to broader economic growth. 

Moreover, the lack of access to land and other productive resources adversely impacts on women’s enjoyment of human rights.

According to a landmark study by UNCCD, gender equality remains unfinished business in every part of the world. For instance, in more than 100 countries today, women cannot inherit their husband’s property under customary, religious, or traditional laws and practices.

Andrea Meza Murillo

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some women tragically lost not only their spouses but also access to their land. Even in countries where women have the same legal rights as men to own and access land – as is the case in Costa Rica – only 15.6% of farm ownership is currently in the hands of women. In the Middle East and North Africa region, just 4% of women hold land titles.

Discrimination related to land tenure, credit access, equal pay and decision making often keeps women from playing an active role in sustaining land health. When they do have property rights, women often own smaller plots, and less fertile lands, compared to male landowners.

And when land becomes degraded and water is scarce, rural women are usually the worst affected, often skipping meals in favour of other family members.  

Globally, women already spend a collective 200 million hours every day collecting water. In some countries, a single trip to fetch water can take over an hour. Droughts make the situation even harder—they tend to increase the burden of unpaid care and domestic work shouldered by women and girls. 

But women are not only on the frontline of climate change and land degradation impacts; they can also be major actors in the global efforts to restore the land back to health and boost drought resilience. 

Evidence shows that when women and men have equal land tenure rights, women are more likely to invest in soil conservation and sustainable land management practices. For example, in Ethiopia, land certification and registration undertaken in the early 2000s increased tenure security for women and men and boosted landowners’ likelihood of investing in soil and water conservation measures by 20-30%. 

Gender equality is vital to deliver sustainable, progressive, and meaningful action to advance sustainable land stewardship. The recognition of women’s land and resource rights will accelerate land restoration efforts by opening doors to markets and finance, training and other services, and gender-appropriate sustainable land management tools and technologies.

It will also enable women to step up their contribution to the achievement of climate and biodiversity goals, keeping global temperature increase to 1.5°C and restoring at least 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030.

Already, women worldwide use traditional knowledge and innovative solutions to address desertification, land degradation and drought. In India, irrigation systems developed by women farmers rely on rainwater harvesting. In Jordan, a plant nursery entirely run by women using state-of-the-art methodologies and protocols is producing high-quality native seedlings for land restoration. 

The UNCCD has a long track record in placing gender equality firmly at the core of its mandate as a vital catalyst of progress. Gender-responsive land restoration is an obvious pathway to reduce poverty, hunger, and malnutrition.

When women are empowered to have a say in decision-making on land matters, entire communities and societies benefit, and these benefits can be passed on to future generations. 

We must urgently change the way both women and land are treated. We must invest more in women as the custodians of healthy land and thriving communities. It’s time for women and girls to be at the forefront of land restoration efforts.

For this, governments must take action to assess and reform legal and regulatory frameworks, promote gender-responsive policies and public services, and support successful programmes that promote women’s rights to land and resources.

Ending discrimination against women in their access to, use of, and control over land and other resources is crucial. In doing so, we can create a more just and sustainable world for all.

Andrea Meza Murillo is Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Prior to joining the Convention, she served as Minister of Energy and Environment for the Government of Costa Rica. She brings over 20 years of expertise in sustainable development, having worked in more than 15 Latin American countries to formulate public policies, participate in international negotiations, and execute climate, conservation and restoration projects.

IPS UN Bureau

 


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The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8.

International Women’s Day, 2023

By External Source
Mar 7 2023 (IPS-Partners)

 

From the earliest days of computing to the present age of virtual reality and artificial intelligence…

…women have made untold contributions to the digital world in which we increasingly live.

Their accomplishments have been made against all odds, in a historically unwelcoming field.

Today, a persistent gender gap in digital access keeps women from unlocking technology’s full potential.

Underrepresentation in STEM education and careers remains a major barrier to their participation in tech design and governance.

According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020, women are still underrepresented in the technology sector.

They make up only 17% of the core technology workforce.

And the pervasive threat of online gender-based violence forces them out of the digital spaces they occupy.

A survey of women journalists from 125 countries found that 73% had suffered online violence in the course of their work.

Exclusion extends in more subtle forms as well:

Women make up only 22% of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) workforce.

And a global analysis of 133 AI systems across industries found that 44.2 per cent demonstrate gender bias.

However, there is some progress being made.

Women’s participation in the technology sector has increased by 10% since 2014.

According to the National Center for Women and Information Technology…

…the number of women in executive positions in the technology sector has increased from 11% in 2012 to 20% in 2019.

There is still a long way to go in terms of achieving gender equality in the technology sector.

International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

It is a call to action to continue to strive for progress.

This year, let’s celebrate our International Women’s Day theme: “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality”.

IPS UN Bureau

 


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