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DIOR & UNESCO Partner for Gender Equality, Women Empowerment

by Ayesal A
written by Ayesal A

Dior and UNESCO recently organized the UNESCO & Women@Dior Global Conference to coincide with International Women’s Day.

The event, which took place at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, focused on celebrating education, equal opportunities, inclusion, and gender equality, which are all at the core of the Women@Dior mentoring and educational program.

The Women@Dior program, which was initiated in 2017 by Emmanuelle Favre, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Christian Dior Couture, has provided support for female students in almost 60 countries.

The program is designed to empower a new generation of women who are eager to create a more sustainable world. In 2020, Dior joined the Global Coalition for Education, which was created by UNESCO, to further support this commitment.

Around 400 young women benefit from mentoring each year, focusing on Dior’s core values of self-awareness, empowerment, inclusion, creativity, and sustainability.

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The event culminated in the presentation of the winners of the Dream for Change Project, where five teams presented their projects to encourage the independence of girls in their local communities.

The prestigious jury was chaired by Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior Artistic Director for Women’s collections, and included documentary filmmaker Loïc Prigent.

The young mentorees and their mentors had the opportunity to dialogue with leaders from LVMH, Maison Dior, and UNESCO. Franco-Iranian actress Mina Kavani and Hafsat Abiola, President of the Women in Africa organization, shared inspirational messages about their commitments.

The event was marked by the power of sisterhood, and Chantal Gaemperle, LVMH Group Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Synergies, Emmanuelle Favre, and Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO, all shared their visions of the empowerment of women.

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Charles Delapalme, Managing Director of Christian Dior Couture and Monika Figlewicz, President of Christian Dior Couture China, discussed the role of men as allies for the success of women in both professional and personal domains. Maria Grazia Chiuri spoke with Karishma Swali, Artistic Director of the Chanakya Ateliers and founder of the Chanakya School of Craft, about the themes of feminism, creativity, and craft.

Successful women entrepreneurs Hyojeong Kim, founder of NomadHer, and Maud Caillaux, creator of Green Got, were also among the guest speakers, offering insights on creating businesses with a positive social impact.

The day ended with mentees and professors from prestigious schools, including the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) and EFAP (L’École des Nouveaux Métiers de la Communication), creating a collective work of art to be passed on to future cohorts. The duo Ibeyi provided musical entertainment during the conference.

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Business

Engro Hosts 2nd Edition of Talks@Engro on IWD Focusing on “Embracing Equity”

by Ayesal A
written by Ayesal A

As a homegrown company with a legacy of nearly six decades, Engro is committed to fulfilling its undeniable responsibility to help unleash Pakistan’s potential.

The second talks@engro event was held to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) and inspire positive action towards a more equitable future. The event featured thought leaders, change-makers and futurists, who shared ideas and personal stories on this year’s IWD theme “Embrace Equity”.

Rabia Aziz, wellness speaker, life coach & therapist, talked about a cause which was of core value to her. Speaking at the event, she said, “When I was asked to speak here today on embracing equity, the one word that went through my head, again and again, was grit and how under-rated this word is for women. From being stuck in a bubble created around them and in a continuous rat race, trying to make up for something, which is not even their fault.

Rabia Aziz

Masarrat Misbah, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist, focused more on inclusivity for the women who have been deeply affected by injustice and domestic violence, “We are so blessed and have seen better things in life. It’s moments like these when I realize how privileged are we, and it is our job to help these women rise up, and to empower them with some skills so they become self-sustainable and confident.”

Jibran Nasir, Lawyer & Activist, talked about the Rights of a Girl Child, focusing on some of the cases he has personally been involved with. While pointing out flaws in the system he said, “If we have more women investigation officers, the reaction in cases relating to girl-child might be different and there would have been more empathy towards victims and their families.”

Nazish Chagla, Functional Nutritionist, took the stage to speak on Why Women Fare Badly on Nutritional Health Indicators and highlighted why the health results are so biased. While pointing out how women need to essentially take care of themselves, she said that “Women, you need to educate yourself, advocate for yourself and love yourself.”

Nadeem Baig, the ace filmmaker, producer, & director, talked about the responsibility of a filmmaker to impart lessons on equity through storytelling. While having worked on multiple projects, “I wonder why only stories of fear are more popular among women. I feel that this fear needs to be addressed at an individual level.”

Mariam Riaz Paracha, Co-Founder of Spoken Stage closed the session with the recitation of one of her pieces “Fly High.”

Speaking at the event, Umber T Ansari, Head of Marketing, Communications & PR for Engro said, “In celebration of International Women’s Day and our commitment to advancing the status of women and girls in society, working towards promoting inclusivity has been a project very close to my heart. I am proud to be a part of the talks@engro platform, which is setting the stage for thought leaders to share solutions to propel Pakistan into a new tomorrow to enable growth for all.”

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