• Bridging the Gender Gap: Women in Pakistan's Evolving Tech Sector

    Bridging the Gender Gap: Women in Pakistan’s Evolving Tech Sector

    While Pakistan is going through severe economic and political turmoil at the moment, a small ray of sunshine in all this gloom and doom is the rapidly advancing tech sector of the country. Historically, women in Pakistan had to deal with numerous obstacles when venturing into the workplace. Cultural...
  • Kaarvan Trained Artisans Highlight Women Empowerment Through Craft

    Kaarvan Trained Artisans Highlight Women Empowerment Through Craft

    An exhibition, Uraan Chapter 12, displaying exquisite handicrafts by Pakistani female artisans was recently concluded at the Emporium Mall in the city of Lahore. The three-day event from February 10-12, 2023 showcases designs by artisans supported by Kaarvan Crafts Foundation to generate sustainable incomes. The exhibition featured goods made...
  • Step Saudi 2022 Offer Lucrative Opportunities For Startups

    Step Saudi 2022 Offer Lucrative Opportunities For Startups

    Saudi Arabia: Step Saudi 2022, Saudi Arabia’s prominent tech and startup festival, will bring together a global audience of startups, investors, digital enthusiasts, brands, and government over a 2-day in-person event on December 12-13, at The Arena Riyadh. Direct-to-consumer brands will showcase their products to over 3,000 consumers and...
  • Infusing Women’s Advancement at Work

    Infusing Women’s Advancement at Work

    I would love to begin with you telling us a bit about yourself. I’m originally from Canada, but I left home 25 years ago and never looked back. My hunger for doing my own thing took me around the world where I started multiple seven-figure businesses. My first foray...
  • Promoting digital & financial inclusion through 6th round of She Loves Tech Pakistan

    Promoting digital & financial inclusion through 6th round of She Loves Tech Pakistan

    Expressing her inspiration behind bringing She Loves Tech to Pakistan,  CIRCLE’s founder Sadaffe Abid says: “At CIRCLE we are committed to promoting digital and financial inclusion of women along with creating an enabling ecosystem for women startups and women in tech. HBL has been our key partner from early...
  • OneLoad Women Empowerment Project Signs MoU with Kashf Foundation Enabling Women Micro Entrepreneurs

    OneLoad Women Empowerment Project Signs MoU with Kashf Foundation Enabling Women Micro Entrepreneurs

    Lahore, Pakistan: OneLoad Women Empowerment Project (OWEP) funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has signed an MoU with Kashf Foundation for a limited scale pilot targeting their beneficiaries. The pilot project will help Kashf’s beneficiaries to earn a supplemental income. Speaking on the occasion Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director...
  • Dubai Business Women Council’s month-long activities end on high note

    Dubai Business Women Council’s month-long activities end on high note

    Key issues discussed include mental and emotional health of female entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial skills. Halabi: DBWC events and activities are open exclusively to members of the Council. 250 female entrepreneurs took part in DBWC’s activities last June.  July 19th, 2022, (Dubai UAE): The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) has...
  • First Female-Founded Entertainment Company in the Middle East, IAM Entertainment Agrees Multi-Million Dollar Funding

    First Female-Founded Entertainment Company in the Middle East, IAM Entertainment Agrees Multi-Million Dollar Funding

    June 2022, (Dubai UAE): Co-Founded by Sonal Vara-Parmar six  years ago, IAM Entertainment, one of the region’s most renowned entertainment agencies, has confirmed  a multi-million dollar funding round led by Abbey Road Investment Group. This funding will allow the agency to continue its explosive growth across the region through...
  • CaterpillHERs: Initiating A Transformative Movement for Women

    CaterpillHERs: Initiating A Transformative Movement for Women

    Tell us about CaterpillHERs – when and how was it launched?  Hira: CaterpillHERs is a digital learning platform and accelerator that helps women build and scale their businesses and careers through cohort-based acceleration programs, 1:1 mentorship, and access to the community. It was launched in 2019 after I moved...
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