Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, Country Manager, Google Nigeria, chats with Oby Ezekwesili, Ibukun Awosika, TY Bello

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March 22, 2016 3:40 PM

The panel, moderated by Google Nigeria country manager, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, was tagged "Smashing the Glass Ceiling" and navigating the limitations placed on women in African societies.

Talks At Google Smashing the Glass Ceiling panel

In celebration of the 2016 International Women's Day, Google Nigeria held a talk featuring three amazing women leaders in Nigeria.

The panel, moderated by Google Nigeria country manager, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, was tagged "Smashing the Glass Ceiling" and navigating the limitations placed on women in African societies.

The panelists at the event were Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, Nigeria's former Minister of Education who is also a former Vice President of the World Bank and leader of the #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) advocacy group; Ibukun Awosika, a business leader and the first woman chairperson of the board of directors of First Bank of Nigeria; and TY Bello, celebrity photographer, songwriter and philanthropist.

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The panelists talked on numerous issues facing women in Nigeria, how to overcome them and how the women entrepreneurs can break barriers in the Nigerian business scene.

Watch the video of the 2016 International Women's Day edition of Talks at Google featuring Oby Ezekwesili, Ibukun Awosika, and TY Bello:

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