Millicom Leads the way in Gender Equality in Telecommunications Industry

Since the GSMA, the mobile industry's main trade body, created the initiative in 2016, Millicom has prioritized the Connected Women Commitments Initiative across its operations and has placed it at the heart of its business strategy.

Millicom was the first African operator to sign a commitment in February 2016, in Rwanda, and it worked with the GSMA to bring the initiative to Latin America, with Paraguay being the first operation to sign the commitment in that region in September 2016. The company has been adding each one of its operations to the initiative over the past two years.

Rachel Samrén, EVP Chief External Affairs Officer said: "As a company we are proud to lead the way in digital and financial inclusion not only for women but for everyone. Female customers represent a great business opportunity for Millicom and we are particularly proud of our involvement with the GSMA's Connected Women Commitment Initiative. In our emerging markets, we have seen first-hand the economic and business benefits of closing the gender gap. Mobile operators have a unique opportunity, and indeed responsibility, to keep breaking down barriers for women, and support their integration into local economies."

In practice, the commitment is reflected in several ambitious training programs driven by each Tigo operation aimed at increasing the usage of mobile data and mobile money services by women such as, among others:

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