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Monday 15 april 2024

Celebrating & Supporting Women at the Hilton

The IWD, International Women’s Each group enjoyed the contribu-
Day has been celebrated around tions of team members as well as
the world since 1911. The day as- professionals. They discussed how
pires to inspire gender equality to balance a career and family
around the world and to free peo- life, how to age healthily, how to
ple from bias, stereotypes, and dis- nurture one’s own spirituality, and
crimination, while promoting diver- how to be true to oneself, becom-
sity, fairness, and inclusion. ing who we really are, rather than
who we are expected to be.
Each year on March 8th, the island
is reminded of these values, and It was at once clear that all women
the need to work together to col- around the tables shared the same
lectively celebrate achievements dilemmas and pondered the same
and raise awareness about promi- existential questions. The sisterhood
nent issues. of women that formed in the room
lent the experience an intimate
At the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Re- feel, easing connections between
sort & Casino IWD activities were participants from different depart-
spread along a number of days in ments and age groups.
March. The most memorable activ- The women at the Hilton, purpose- The event was organized by the
ity was the Women’s Café, in which The forum also appreciated the ful and enthusiastic, celebrated Department of Human Resources,
team members were invited to candid and interesting talk by the day by supporting and moti- and Nicole Hart of Ama Lurra, Con-
connect over coffee, cookies and Marisol Croes who described her vating each other, and derived a sultancy Coaching and Training.
snacks, to exchange views about own personal journey, to define deep sense of community and em-
important topics, in small groups, her individual identity. pathy from the involvement. #InspireInclusion2024.
sitting at round tables.

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