KUALA LUMPUR: The UN Women Malaysia Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards recently awarded Johary Mustapha, Founder & CEO of Forest Interactive, Malaysia’s Leadership Commitment Award last September 27, 2022.
WEPs are a set of 7 principles for companies guiding how to support and empower women in the community, workplace, and marketplace alike WEPs are the standard approach used by corporations to carry out the gender equality components of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. WEPs Awards is the first regional award that recognizes companies putting in effort for gender equality aligned with the set of 7 principles.
Advocating WEPs, Johary believes in gender equality and has been an integral part of empowering and strengthening the support of women employees in Forest Interactive. Actively championing women’s empowerment in the workplace and encouraging more women to be a part of senior management, 72% of the regional managers in his team are women.
“Here at Forest Interactive, we are consistently working on increasing the balance of representation across the company. We are proud to say that currently, more than 60% of women are in senior management and the workforce comprises of 47% women. We always ensure everyone has access to career advancements, while simultaneously creating a safe space for their voices to be heard.” stated Johary.
With Johary’s advocacy for women’s active roles in the workplace, Forest Interactive has led several gender equality advancements, including gender-neutral hiring practices, fair career progressions, flexible work arrangements, anti-sexual harassment programs and policies, employee inclusivity and diversity, as well as operational safety and health measures.
Johary believes in diversity and equality in recruitment and talent onboarding processes, ensuring no one gets left behind regardless of gender, race, age, religious belief, or source of income. Promoting women in the workplace was also something the CEO fought for, not only for the workplace but in the technology field itself.
Our most significant campaign yet would be the #ItEndsNow campaign, based on UN Women Ending Harassment at the Workplace Framework. The initiative aims to signal the importance of ending harassment in the workplace, highlighting that there is a zero-tolerance stance in the workplace and in social environments among the talents in the company.
“One of our core Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is SDG 5 – Gender Equality helping us with our progress and efforts to champion women empowerment in the workplace, such as forming an anti-harassment policy. This is a part of the culture we embody. Though we might not have as many resources as other companies, we are still constantly working on setting an example to empower women.” elaborated Johary.
Johary’s advocacy for women empowerment goes beyond various equality and diversity-focused efforts in Forest Interactive. Such as initiating and supporting programs that make the workplace environment fair and equitable, and promoting materials that highlight inclusivity in the company, and for other business leaders to Follow.
“It is an honor to be in the ranks of the awardees and the finalists of the UN Women Women Empowerment Awards. I hope to constantly learn from our talents and everyone here in the award ceremony. Thank you for the award recognition.” said Johary.
Forest Interactive and its related entities continue to work towards hitting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 – Gender Equality, with more than 60% of its senior leadership team comprising women.
About Forest Interactive
Founded in 2006, Forest Interactive develops scalable mobile platforms to connect mobile operators, content providers, and game publishers with their subscribers. With over 15 years of industry experience, Forest Interactive has expanded to include a diverse workforce of 20+ nationalities in 15 regional offices.
Delivering content subscription services, digital voucher and e-commerce platforms, and mobile apps for all ages, Forest Interactive operates in more than 30 countries, servicing 90+ mobile operators and 100+ content partners with the capacity to reach over one billion subscribers worldwide. Visit forest-interactive.com to learn more
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