The candidacy of an African woman, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to lead the World Bank represents a historic opportunity to strengthen the organization in its mission to attack global poverty.
The respected economist and diplomat leads nominations to become the World Bank next President, if successful she will be the first woman to occupy such a highly placed position.
This development has further proven that women are very strong with lots of leadership potentials embedded in them and will even deliver more if gender equality is fully implemented in the society.
As a woman with dreams and goals to be successful in life, According to Sheila Murray Bethel,” One of the most courageous things you can do is to identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe and where you want to go”. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala started as the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning of Nigeria in 2015 and today she is the Director General of World Trade Organization and still thriving, this should spur you as a woman not to limit yourself to your environment, or give heed to anything that will tend to demoralize you, instead keep on thriving, be more focused, dedicated and hardworking.
WOMEN ARE BORN LEADERS!
WEPBI CELEBRATES NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA