WOMEN EMPOWERED

The Launch

At the Bright Courtyard Club in London on Thursday 24^th May 2012, over a hundred people gathered to celebrate the launch of Women Empowered (WE). Jointly founded by Reena Ranger and Mona Remtulla, WE’s objective is to create a network of women and inspire them by making use of their individual talents to achieve their goals either personally or professionally.

The high profile affair entailed each of the three guest speakers to share their inspirational experiences. Speakers included Baroness Sandip Verma (Minister for Women and Equalities and Whip for the Cabinet Office), Tasmin Lucia-Khan, (TV Presenter and News Anchor) and Entrepreneur Geeta Sidhu-Robb (CEO and Founder of Nosh Detox).

WE will be holding seven events during the course of the year with numerous speakers to highlight various issues that affect the lives of women. The event will continue to bring people together and offer mutual support, inspiration and networking opportunities.

Representing Women Empowered are the WE Champions, iconic individuals from diverse backgrounds.

These include:

Rajesh Agrawal, Chairman, Founder & CEO of RationalFX

Nina Amin, Diversity Ambassador of KPMG

Cllr Lurline Champagnie OBE, Chairman Harrow West Conservative Association

Ruby Mc Gregor-Smith CBE Chief Executive MITIE Group PLC

Cllr Mimi Harker OBE, Mayor of Amersham

Dr Kamel Hothi, Business & Community Director at Lloyds Bank Group

Tasmin Lucia-Khan, TV Presenter & News Anchor

Kanya King MBE, Founder of MOBO Organisation

Seema Malhotra MP, Member of Parliament for Feltham and Heston

Ruby McGregor-Smith, Chief Executive of MITIE Group PLC

Anjali Pathak, Brand Ambassador of Patak’s food

Alpesh B Patel, Author

Pritti Patel MP, Member of Parliament for Witham

Kulveer Ranger, London Mayor, Boris Johnson's former Director of Environment and Digital London

Kiran Sharma, Manager to singer Prince and Managing Director of KIKIT Ltd

WE believes that 'being extraordinary doesn’t necessarily mean fame and fortune'.  Whether it is business, health, family or education, WE endeavors to create a platform inspiring others from different backgrounds and industries.

An idea so simple, yet so extraordinary…

“My family today is a family because of her”.

Reena Ranger - Talking about how her late Grandmother empowered her.

"Women like you, and future generations of women, need to be given their chance to shine and to utilise the skills that they have acquired. Of course, we have made progress on this agenda, however women still experience inequalities in the workplace; the gender pay gap still exists and many women still experience barriers when looking to make it to the top of their profession, including lack of female role models, the long hours culture, and a lack of transparency around the recruitment process of senior positions. And this is all in spite of women performing better than men in the education system and coming out of university with better qualifications than men. Tackling these inequalities isn’t just a matter of fairness; it is also one of economic benefit." 

Rt Hon Baroness Verma

Tasmin Lucia-Khan, Reena Ranger, Mona Remtulla, Geeta Sidhu-Robb

"Daughters, Mothers, Sisters… Wives, Girlfriends and Friends. You are amazing as you are. Stronger than you know. More beautiful than you think. And most importantly, you are worth more than you believe. I am in awe at the might of women. Please gift yourself moments of solitude to reflect how much of ourselves we give away. We are truly remarkable. Each and every one of us has a personal calling, a voice that is meant to be heard. Find that voice, we want to hear it. Love yourself, empower yourself, educate yourself. No society can be truly great if they don’t educate their women and their girls. By degrading women, the very foundation of life is poisoned at its birthplace. Educate a woman, and you change a family, a society. Educate women and you educate an entire nation. I am honoured to be a Women Empowered champion because women really are extraordinary."

Tasmin Lucia-Khan

Nim Sira, Anjali Pathak

Photo credits: CRR Photography

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