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Companies Where Men and Women Have Equal Opportunities Are More Profitable

A diverse company, where women and men have equal opportunities, is more profitable.

This is the message from Krasimira Stoyanova, Director for the Central European Market at Saab, ahead of Lider’s Women in Business conference taking place on December 3 at the Music Academy in Zagreb.

– Diversity for us means that we value and respect the majority of individual knowledge, different traits, professional backgrounds, and experiences as very valuable assets. We seek diversity with a special emphasis on creating jobs for men and women and actively work to increase the share of female managers at Saab – emphasizes Stoyanova.

She believes that imposed perceptions related to gender, nationality, race, and similar are on the path to change.

– Ultimately, only companies characterized by diversity create a solid foundation for greater creativity and innovation, which lead to development and successful business – concludes Stoyanova.

This year’s Women in Business conference is held under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar Kitarović, and will gather owners, directors, and managers of companies whose experiences and views on business will demonstrate how they function in high positions.

On this occasion, as in the past, we will present the list of the 300 most powerful women in Croatia, which was led last year by Agrokor’s Ljerka Puljić, and it also includes the CEO of Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Gordana Kovačević, the CEO of Tele2 Croatia, Malin Holmberg, and other successful businesswomen.

The partner country of this year’s Women in Business meeting is Sweden, which has made one of the most significant strides in positioning women in all layers of business and social life thanks to its feminist policies. In this regard, the attendance of Swedish Minister for Social Security Annika Strandhäll is expected at the conference, as well as high-ranking representatives of Swedish business, such as Irena Dobosz, Regional Manager for Sustainability and Corporate Communications at Ikea, responsible for implementing equality policies within the company.

In addition to them, the conference will feature speakers such as Vitomira Lončar, Director of the Mala scena theater, actress Zrinka Cvitešić, Dr. Nela Sršen, and many others.

Learn more about the conference at: https://lider.media/zene-u-biznisu-2015/