Sterling Bank tackles low esteem among women, promotes self-love

In support of Sterling Bank’s exciting One Woman value proposition, a select number of Nigerian women have been taught to take action, make positive choices about their own lives and do positive things for others.

These and many more positive outcomes were the bank’s expectations from the programme entitled, ‘Sexually Confident Woman’.

The list of speakers and panelists at the bank’s programme included Mrs. Mojisola Bakare, General Manager, Corporate Banking, Sterling Bank; Ms. Kate Henshaw, Nollywood actor; and Izefua Ehi-Williams, a prominent life coach.

Others were Dr. Maymunah Kadiri, a clinical psychologist; Barr. Orbby Agwuncha, a sexologist and Beecee Ugboh, a gospel hip hop artiste.

Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, CEO, Design Options, said the goal is to empower women and support them. “By putting the word out there about selflove, Sterling Bank is hoping to encourage women and hopefully help them to love themselves,” she said.

Mrs. Mojisola Bakare, General Manager, Corporate Banking, Sterling Bank said, “We have always been talking about breaking the glass ceiling. This unacknowledged barrier to a woman’s career advancement cannot be cleared except women are aware and selfconscious of themselves and know how to position themselves.

“It is only when a confident woman brings herself out that she can be identified for positions and for greatness,” she added.

Ms. Omolara Akinfolarin, Head of MSME, Sterling Bank, disclosed that the ‘One Woman’ proposition of the bank was designed to meet the financial, business and personal needs of women thereby eliminating vulnerabilities and dependencies that may stifle their self-discovery journey.

On her part, Mrs. Tope Mark Odigie, convener of the Sexually Confident Woman programme said “The objective of self-love is to motivate and encourage women to love and accept themselves. It is about changing the thinking that they must fit a stereotype to be beautiful and also to help them understand that selfconfidence will improve their lives and business.