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Improving opportunities for Female representation at “Infinity Power provided me

women in the renewables industry Infinity Power with everything I needed to

Latest figures show that globally, women comprise Our overall workforce comprises 30% women, feel safe and comfortable,

just 29.2% of the STEM workforce, compared to with women holding 31% of our middle and senior and I learned so much from

nearly half of non-STEM occupations. The renewable management roles. There is currently only one
everyone around me”
energy sector is no exception, and at Infinity Power woman on our Board of Directors, an issue we are

one third of our operational workforce are women. aiming to address in 2024. — SALMA MAHER, OPERATION
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
In a male dominated industry, women face barriers
to advancing their careers, an issue we are tackling

head on.
OPERATIONAL ROLES (2023)

In 2022, we started the Infinity Women in
IPH:

Renewable Energy committee, known as I-WIRE. 32%
This aims to identify the barriers that prevent
Industry average:

22%
women’s participation in the sector, and work
to overcome them. This has included raising

awareness of the discrimination women may face

throughout their career and promoting policies
and practices to prevent this. “ As a woman in a technical role, SENIOR AND MIDDLE MANAGEMENT (2023)

it’s important to remember

We are forming partnerships with schools and IPH:
that you’re there because you
31%
universities all over Egypt to encourage girls and
deserve to be there. Take up
young women to consider careers in renewable Industry average:
26%
the space, ask the questions,
energy. We have run successful social media

campaigns featuring images and stories of our and believe in yourself. My

female engineers to improve representation, manager really empowered me

challenge stereotypes and raise internal and
and ensured I had the space to WORKFORCE (2023)
external awareness of these issues, and setting
contribute in male-dominated
out how we want it to change. Our I-WIRE

programme won the best social and employee meetings, supporting me to get IPH:
30%
upskilling project in the MENA region in the HSBC to where I am today”
Industry average:
Living Business competition last year. 22%
— MIRNA GHALY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
ASSISTANT MANAGER