2022 Sustainable Business Report

84 | SAFARICOM SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS REPORT 2022 KPI SUMMARY OUR MATERIAL TOPICS OUR BUSINESS OUR STAKEHOLDERS OUR WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Number of permanent male employees 2 251 2 278 2 246 2 283 Number of permanent female employees 2 252 2 237 2 210 2 128 Total number of permanent employees 4 503 4 515 4 456 4 411 BUILDING WOMEN LEADERS Given that promoting gender equality is a key priority, we continued to focus on building a healthy pipeline for our women leaders through our Safaricom Women in Leadership Programme that saw 50 women graduate from the programme in FY22. Conducted with an external third party, Safaricom Mowgli Mentoring encourages mentees to explore ideas, set clear goals on career growth and take steps towards realising them. Our Safaricom Mowgli mentorship programme has now supported over 100 women grow in their careers and improve their performance in the different roles they execute for the business Lean-in circles for our female employees provided psychosocial support and engagement even as we transitioned back to work post COVID -19. These circles covered issues like breakthrough leadership for women and achieving a balance between work and home. Through initiatives such as Women in Technology (WIT) (see page 74 of this report), we hope to create a talent pool of women opting for technology-based careers. PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN IN OUR TECHNOLOGY DIVISION FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 23% 24% 24% 22% EMPLOYEES BY GENDER & DIVERSITY (%) All Staff Male Female Executive Leadership Senior Management 50% 50% 73% 27% 66% 34% 50% 50% 64% 36% 65% 35% 50% 50% 89% 11% 66% 34% 52% 48% 90% 10% 65% 35% FY19 FY21 FY20 FY22 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 2.1% 2.3% 2.6% 3.1%