Vodafone Achieves Gender Parity on Board and Makes Strides in Domestic Abuse Prevention

Vodafone Achieves Gender Parity on Board and Makes Strides in Domestic Abuse Prevention

(IN BRIEF) Vodafone is celebrated in the HeForShe Alliance Impact Report 2023 for achieving 50/50 gender parity on its board in 2022, marking a significant increase from 6% female representation in 2021. The report also highlights the impact of Vodafone Foundation’s Bright Sky mobile app, which offers support and information to individuals concerned about domestic abuse. Bright Sky is accessible in 13 countries across Europe, North America, Oceania, and Africa and has received over 60,000 journal entries, 100,000 service directory uses, and 400,000 guide views. Vodafone’s commitment to domestic abuse prevention extends to public awareness campaigns, such as the “It’s not nothing” initiative, which has reached 17.1 million women globally. Joakim Reiter, Vodafone Chief Corporate & External Affairs Officer, reaffirms the company’s dedication to preventing domestic violence through workplace policies, anti-abuse apps, and research, with plans to expand Bright Sky’s availability to one million users by the end of 2023.

(PRESS RELEASE) BERKSHIRE, 28-Sep-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — The HeForShe Alliance Impact Report 2023, published this week,has highlighted Vodafone’s achievement in reaching 50/50 gender parity on its Board in 2022, with female representation up from 6% in 2021.

HeForShe’s annual report also celebrated the impact of Vodafone Foundation’s Bright Sky, a free to download mobile app that provides support and information to those concerned that someone they know is experiencing domestic abuse.

Bright Sky is now available across 13 countries in Europe, North America, Oceania, and Africa.  It has seen more than 60,000 journal entry submissions, 100,000 service directory uses and 400,000 guide views. By using the app, survivors have reached help sooner than they would have done without it.

Vodafone also supports increasing public awareness of abuse and coercive control through public campaigns. This includes Vodafone Foundation’s “It’s not nothing” campaign, which has reached 17.1 million women globally.

In 2021, 17 Champions from across government, business, non-profit organisations, and academia formed the HeForShe Alliance dedicated to make gender equality happen in their own institutions.

Vodafone’s HeForShe Champion, Joakim Reiter, reinforced Vodafone’s commitment to prevent domestic abuse through its workplace policy, apps against abuse and research.

Joakim Reiter, Vodafone Chief Corporate & External Affairs Officer commented:  “Domestic abuse impacts almost one in three women globally. At Vodafone, our workplace policies, our Bright Sky app and the support and information we provide through our awareness campaigns demonstrate our continued support to prevent domestic violence and abuse. Vodafone will continue to expand the availability of Bright Sky targeting one million users by the end of 2023. In addition, we promote Bright Sky to thousands of our employees each year, providing training and increasing internal awareness.”

Chief Corporate & External Affairs Officer commented:

“Domestic abuse impacts almost one in three women globally. At Vodafone, our workplace policies, our Bright Sky app and the support and information we provide through our awareness campaigns demonstrate our continued support to prevent domestic violence and abuse. Vodafone will continue to expand the availability of Bright Sky targeting one million users by the end of 2023. In addition, we promote Bright Sky to thousands of our employees each year, providing training and increasing internal awareness.”

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