Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) Women and Family Application and Research Centre (KADMER) organised the “1st Inspiring Women Workshop” on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March, addressing the problems women face in working life, how they overcome them, their sources of motivation and their success stories.
The workshop, which attracted great interest from students, was attended by HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, Dean of the Faculty of Communication Prof. Dr. Gül Rengin Küçükerdoğan, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences Prof. Dr. Mazlum Çelik, KADMER Director Asst. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Özgüner, and students, together with the invited speakers: Gaziantep Investor Businesswomen Association (GAYİKAD) President Emine Duman, NLK Information Technologies Inc. Chairwoman of the Board Nalan Kurt, Music Teacher Esra Geçer and Glass Shaping Instructor Özge Kürümlüoğlu.
In his opening speech to the participants, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said, “We congratulate all our women on International Women’s Day. They are the most important building block of society, starting with the family, and they shape our future with their boundless love, self-sacrifice and productivity in every area of life, and with the children they raise. It is very pleasing to see that our women, who are the source of love, are also leaders and role models in inspiration, which is the source of innovation. At this workshop, the first we have held as HKU, we expect our women entrepreneurs, each highly successful in her own field, to guide our students with their success stories.”
KADMER Director Asst. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Özgüner stated that this is a day on which women are commemorated all over the world and their problems are discussed on various platforms, and said that women are the most influential, guiding, unifying and protective elements of society.
Dean of the HKU Faculty of Communication Prof. Dr. Gül Rengin Küçükerdoğan also noted that the proportion of female academic staff in Türkiye is around 42 per cent, whereas at Hasan Kalyoncu University this proportion is 52 per cent.
After the opening speeches, the speakers taking part in the workshop shared their success stories with the students.
In memory of the day, the participants were given carnation and mimosa flower lapel brooches.
