Ensuring that skills reflect societies: Diversity and Inclusion in competitions and beyond
They are issues already central to WorldSkills, with moderator and Board member Laurence Gates noting the organization’s support for the United Nation’s gender equality campaign He
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They are issues already central to WorldSkills, with moderator and Board member Laurence Gates noting the organization’s support for the United Nation’s gender equality campaign HeForShe since 2016.
There was also the example of panelist Euphrasia Mulenga, the WorldSkills Champions Trust representative for Africa, who competed for Zambia in Aircraft Maintenance at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017.
The support of her parents had been crucial in helping her pursue a career in a field dominated by men, she told the forum.
“After finding out my field lacked gender diversity, I really felt that my hard work and success through this training would definitely be an encouragement and inspiration for another woman,” she said.
The experience of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 and the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony also pointed out another lack of diversity, that of African countries.
“I really believe the world is not really complete without Africa,” she said.