Honored to give the opening remarks at the Women in Industry event organized by ZAM, alongside the Guest of Honor, the Honorable Minister of Trade, Industry, and Commerce - Mr Mulenga. Women currently make up just 27% of the manufacturing workforce in Zambia. This disparity is not a reflection of lack of talent, ambition or capability among women, but rather the result of structural barriers such as unequal access to finance, limited representation in leadership and deeply ingrained gender biase