£300 raised for Warrington Women’s Aid

March 8^th is International Women’s Day and this year utility infrastructure specialist BGS, pledged to donate £10 to Warrington Women’s Aid for every supporting comment it received on the professional networking platform, LinkedIn.

The idea was suggested by Financial Controller, Michelle Atherton to simply ask BGS’ network to comment on what they were doing to recognise International Women’s Day, and in return the Company would pledge its support as part of IWD Giving campaign.

Michelle said: “While International Women’s Day operates on a global scale, I wanted to see what we could do to support women in our local area. We have a strong network on LinkedIn, so it was easy to just ask people to show their support and raise awareness at the same time.

“We work in a male-dominated environment, but firmly believe in recruiting the right people into our business based on skill set and suitability for a role, regardless of gender, ethnicity or cultural background. International Women’s Day is all about accelerating action for gender quality and that’s a positive association for our Company to have.”

As a result of BGS’ posts attracting 30 comments from across its network, the Company has now proudly donated £300 to support the Warrington branch of Women’s Aid – the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children

International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated annually on March 8, honours the achievements of women across all aspects of life – social, economic, cultural, and political – while also advocating for gender equality. It provides an important platform to engage with communities, reflect on progress, and commit to positive action and is marked by groups worldwide in a wide variety of ways.