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Women have proven their mettle in every field time and time again. Despite the challenges that they face, they have excelled in their respective professions and came out on top. As we celebrate International Women’s Day this year, we rejoice the social, economic, cultural and political successes of women. We inspire more women to aim higher when we share their winning stories. Keeping this in mind, recently women achievers and their tales of success were highlighted on two different platforms in a bid to honour their services in different fields. Read on...
Sharing stories of successful women
Dawood Global Foundation in partnership with Ocean Mall & Tower recently celebrated Pakistani women with dynamic women entrepreneurs and professionals of the Ladiesfund Network. Held at the Ocean Mall, the reception featured 20 different women speakers who shared their stories to inspire others and celebrate the strength and empowerment of Pakistani women, as well as acknowledge their great economic contribution. Up to 18,000 visitors to the mall shared in this emotional and heartfelt experience of listening to the voices and stories of these women, who had triumphed and were pursuing their dreams.
Eminent Fashion Designer and trailblazer, Amir Adnan, was the guest speaker as part of Ladiesfund’s continued theme #HeForShe. He spoke about the importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women and also shared their role in his success. “Men and women together must celebrate and promote women advancement, and I am here to support this,” stated Amir Adnan.
Leading philanthropist and makeup guru, Masarrat Misbah, was the night’s special guest. She talked about the struggles she had faced in her life and shared the moment which motivated her to help the acid victims in Pakistan.
“I still remember when a girl walked into my salon in a burqa. Thinking she was a beggar, I told her to come back the next day. It was only after she removed her veil, I saw a face decimated by an acid attack and the woman asked me to ‘fix her’,” shared Masarrat Misbah. This started a journey for Misbah that has transformed the lives of so many women through her ‘Smile Foundation’.
Other speakers included owner of FM91 Sara Taher Khan, owner of Phenomena Pomme Gohar, jewellery designer Nazneen Tariq Khan, fashion designer Huma Adnan, stylist Mona J, Firefly Creative Director Varah Musavvir, among others.
Anadil Khan chaired the event and Ladiesfund’s Mehwish Ayyub welcomed guests. Attendees at the event included the COO of Ocean Mall Alia Sajjad, Designer Nadya Mistry, owner of Scentsation Asma Mohsin, Simeen Tapal, Talat Hashmi, Nazli Abid, Jahanara Khan, among others.
You got the power
An event was recently held at Dolmen City Mall, Karachi, to felicitate women coming from all walks of life in honour of International Women’ Day. It featured prominent women including accomplished entrepreneurs, actors, media luminaries and fashion celebrities from Pakistan. The notable personalities took part in a panel discussion, talking about their achievements and challenges that they have faced. The panel consisted of Massarat Misbah (beautician), Erum Noor Muzaffar (journalist), Nilofer Saeed (entrepreneur), Huma Adnan (designer), Nilofer Pirzada (beautician), Mariam Mirza (actor) and Zahra Shah (actor), and it was moderated by Bia Feroz.
On this occasion, Anum Nadeem, Director Marketing at the Dolmen Group said, “We at the Dolmen Group believe in community development and what better way than to honour the Pakistani woman on International Women’s Day’. We believe in empowering women encouraging them to become more proactive members of the community”.
The mall was decorated with floral arrangements for the occasion and the atrium hosted a number of exciting activities for the onlookers. The customers had the opportunity to win really cool giveaways, have personalised sketches made among other activities. Local and international brands at the mall had their special discounts put out especially for all the female shoppers to appreciate them. Also, no festivity is complete without food, which is why there were some exciting food deals for the ladies and their families to enjoy.
It is important that such events should be held to encourage and empower women. Retelling their stories so young girls have plenty of female role models to look up to.