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By Emmanuel Adeleke
A non-governmental organisation, Family & Youth Support Initiative (FYSI), has enjoined female police officers not to see the digital or technological aspects of their work as the exclusive preserve of their male counterparts.
The NGO also sensitised them on the numerous opportunities digital technology offers to accelerate their career growth and also maximise their potentials.
Delivering a lecture at the Police Division, Idimu, Lagos State, on Wednesday, the Executive Director of FYSI, Mrs Bukola Ladigbolu, stressed the need for them to also encourage their female children to pursue careers in STEM education.
Ladigbolu, who spoke on the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, ‘DIGITALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality,’ urged the female police officers not to feel inferior to their male colleagues, rather they should compete with them in all aspects of police work, especially in intelligence and forensics, which often requires the use of technology and science.
She equally enlightened them on how they can use digital technology for self development, as well as to create additional streams of income without violating the codes of their profession.
“Between husband and wife, I am aware that the Bible expects us to treat our husbands as the head. I want to assume that the Quran also prescribes the same. But when it comes to professional relationships, women must not allow themselves to be relegated to the background. We must be ready to learn the skills and embrace challenges that will help us get to the top in our chosen career,” she said.
The NGO distributed gifts to the participants at the of the lecture.
Responding, the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Gladys Tayo Faniyi, was represented at the lecture by the Admin Officer, DSP Olivia Okorie.