Yeşim Shared Its Achievements on Gender Equality with United Nations
Selim Şankaya, Co-CEO of Yeşim Group, met with Sima Bahous, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Director of UN Women.
Sima Bahous, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, met with representatives of the private sector in Türkiye, where she came to hold talks on gender equality and women’s empowerment activities.
As part of the visit, a closed-door meeting was organized at The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul Büyükada Hall with the participation of a limited number of private sector representatives, who have a pioneering role in gender equality efforts in Türkiye, and UN Women Türkiye executives.
During the meeting moderated by UN Women Türkiye Country Director Asya Varbanova, Bahous met with the CEOs of companies leading in their sector with their good practices on gender equality over lunch.
Selim Şankaya, Co-CEO of Yeşim Group, who plays an important role in women’s empowerment and gender equality in Türkiye and also chairs the Yeşim Gender Equality Committee, took part in this special meeting. Selim Şankaya, Co-CEO of Yeşim Group, gave information about Yeşim Group’s efforts and achievements in cooperation with UN Women on gender equality at the lunch attended by Atalay Gümrah on behalf of Eczacıbaşı Group, Burcu Özdemir on behalf of Turkish Association of Advertising Agencies, İpek Kıraç on behalf of Koç Holding, and Filiz Öztürk on behalf of OPET.
