January 14, 2025

Ayesa joins PWN’s think tank in Bilbao to drive gender equality in business and across society

The initiative aims to foster the implementation and ongoing evaluation of equality indicators by senior management, as well as encourage collaboration between companies in the region.

PWN Global has recently launched a think tank in Bilbao to foster the implementation and ongoing evaluation of equality indicators by senior management, as well as encourage companies to work together in this area. The global network aims to promote gender-balanced leadership in business and society through professional development, in addition to international, cross-industry networking online and in person.

 

Germán del Real, Managing Director of Ayesa, on the right in the picture, at the signing ceremony.

 

As a member of PWN Bilbao and committed to helping achieve these objectives, Ayesa is a now member of the new think tank. The company officially joined the initiative at an event attended by the company’s Managing Director, Germán del Real, as well as representatives from all the organisations that are part of its Professional Women’s Network. The event was opened by Elixabete Etxanobe, Deputy General of Bizkaia, and was also present were Ana Andueza, President of PWN Bilbao, and Arantxa Tapia, former regional minister in the Basque Country and current head of the think tank.

 

Elixabete Etxanobe, Diputada General de Bizkaia

 

At the event, PWN Bilbao presented its report on women in Basque industry, highlighting the difficulties they face when accessing positions of responsibility. The report also contains a comparative analysis of the expectations and perceptions of men and women, based on a survey completed by more than 600 individuals at the International Machine Tool Exhibition 2024.

The analysis, which was undertaken by PWN Bilbao and the Biscay Provincial Council’s Department of Economic Promotion, forms part of a body of studies and research carried out by PWN Bilbao each year. Their aim is to gain in-depth insights into the situation of women in business as well as put forward measures to remove barriers to senior management positions.

 

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