As Yıldız Holding, we aim to create a more inclusive and fair work environment, and to offer equal opportunities by being aware of the diffculties women face in business life. For this, we review our recruitment process, closely follow international standards and set recruitment targets for the future.
At Yıldız Holding, we pay attention to the representation of women at all levels and positions, and we carry out studies to increase the number of women employees at all levels. The number of women on Yıldız Holding's Board of Directors increased from 12% to 18% last year. While this rate is 22% in the Holding's publicly traded companies across Türkiye, 5 of the 23 Board of Directors members are women. We aim to employ at least 1 woman security guard in each of our campuses in the next 5 years.
Bizim Toptan determined a key performance indicator to increase the number of women employees in stores with a staff of 10 or more, increasing its commitment from 23 women employees made in 2021 to 30. Today, Bizim Toptan employs at least one female employee in 144 stores.
pladis aims to employ a minimum of 50% of women in Türkiye within the scope of its annual recruitment targets. In the pladis TREECA region, there are targets to increase women employment from a diversity, equality and inclusion perspective for positions at D level and above. In terms of the share of women in the labor force, targets are set at 26% in the last quarter of 2023 and 32% in the last quarter of 2025.
Before 2020, the number of female employees in sales sta working in the field was 63%, while this rate increased to 67% today. In general, the proportion of women employees involved in sales processes in traditional and modern channels continues to rise.