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Wivina shares the work she does in Malaysia for the United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF, which celebrates 61 years in the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PRIDE Foundation (Pink Ribbon Deeds) is a charity body that aims to enhance awareness efforts and improve accessibility to treatment and care of breast cancer at all levels of society. The incorporation is a tribute to the late Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood’s courage, resilience and strength in her fight against breast cancer. Inspired by the London Breast Cancer Care fashion show, both Da...

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it’s about being pink. 42% of breast cancer cases in Malaysia are discovered at Stage 3 and 4, why do you think are some of the reasons behind this and how far have we come with breast cancer awareness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What started out as one mother’s efforts to soothe her infant’s eczema has now spanned over 6 years, bringing comfort and healing to many happy customers through the use of natural botanical ingredients. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the first time Kuala Lumpur will be hosting a festival on such a scale. With across 20 venues set to be filled with 200,000 visitors, this landmark performing arts festival promises to be the focal point of the national calendar. Diversecity 2015 aims to encompass the cultures of Malaysia & ASEAN,  and will feature Asian and international acts across genres and disciplines. See om...

Catalyst is the leading nonprofit organization with a mission to expand opportunities for women and business. They are dedicated to creating more inclusive workplaces where employees representing every dimension of diversity can thrive. Today, she talks about sponsorship. Is this the silver bullet for women? Have you got someone who will advocate for you behind closed doors? Women are over-mentore...

In its efforts to hire, develop and retain the best talent, Schneider Electric leads the industry with the message that increasing attention needs to be given to suitable female candidates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In April 2014, Cheryl Yeoh was appointed as MaGIC’s first CEO. Cheryl had spent the past 12 years in the United States of America and most recently in Silicon Valley where her company, Reclip. It was acquired by Walmart Labs in 2013. Over a year in role, she shares what has happened and will be happening at MaGIC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A strong corporate reputation is an enduring source of competitive advantage. We hear from a 40-year veteran in the PR industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women with tremendous talent, ideas and aspiration often didn’t see their own brilliance. Too often, they were sitting on their big ideas rather than sharing them, holding back their most provocative questions rather than asking them.  In order to find your voice, your mission and your message, Tara Mohr says, stop playing small. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transforming the nation and how one does it with the skills and knowledge given. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the past 10 years, Jessica has acquired a unique international experience across 4 continents. Jessica co-founded 3 successful organisations in Cambodia, London and Malaysia. These businesses were started from scratch, became profitable within 20 months, and have developed thousands of students and senior managers to discover, develop and deploy their leadership capabilities.   See omnys...

In addition to their desire to empower women, The Batik Boutique, a social enterprise, is passionate in making an impact in community in Kuala Lumpur. Recently, they contributed the deposit needed for Cempaka Education Center enabling poorer families free English classes for their children and Klink Kecheerian, a non profit organisation which opened in 2012 to provide good quality and affordable h...

Norliana shares her experience in science plus her projects and breakthroughs at CERiA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joanne will be sharing her 1st hand experience, how to transform a company to make it appealing to today’s Gen Y and Gen Z employees and how to cope with the career aspirations of millennial employees. On the other side of the coin are millennial customers, who also pose new challenges to the marketplace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PwC has surveyed over 8,000 female millennials ( born between 1980-1995) from 75 countries to find out how they feel about the world of work and their careers. Malaysia had a total of 510 respondents. The report entitled The female millennial: A new era of talent – reveals that the gender confidence gap is small, which is very encouraging.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Founded in 1997, this Malaysian entity has gone global in less than 20 years. Other than Secret Recipe, it also has Beyond Veggie by Secret Recipe and Red Lobster plus other brands. What is its staying power and what happens behind the scenes? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To represent a nation, and subsequently the female collective in one's nation is a rather heavy burden. What is the philosophy of Carey Ng, Malaysia's representative at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Malaysia struggles with evolving the education system, one largely neglected area would be sex education in schools for children aged 11 and above. Sex, puberty, menstruation. All these topics still scream taboo and it seems obvious that educators are still neglecting how to address this situation in schools. At the same time, unwanted pregnancies flourish with babies being abandoned at an alar...

The Women in Innovation Academy (MyWIN) aims to create a new innovation ecosystem by entrepreneurs, for women entrepreneurs. It will do so by understanding existing gaps through in-depth research and information, addressing needs for financial access, networking, and training, and serving as a platform for peer-to-peer mentorship and capacity building for motivated innovative entrepreneurs. Set up...

The turnover of food businesses remains one of the highest when compared to other industries. Why does this happen and how do you sustain a business in the food and beverage industries? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Emma Watson's rousing speech at the United Nations to Talentcorp's initiatives to create greater gender diversity, we revisit the most inspiring thoughts and strategies for greater gender equality in the workplace for 2014. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The topic for today is gender diversity and inclusion - what can really be done to increase and sustain the participation of women in the workforce? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Juno Kim tells her story of leaving her job as a mechanical engineer to explore her passions and the experiences that led her to develop the Asian Women Empowerment Conference, an annual affair which seeks to empower women by bringing them together, and educating them with the tools and means of designing life models for success. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A biochemist by training, Clarissa has grown up eating organic, and wanted to extend the lifestyle to her children but found it difficult to find in the marketplace. First as a provider of organic products, she has now ventured into dried foods and is championing the organic movement with awareness initiatives at schools and also with cancer patients, contributing proceeds to MAKNA. She has been n...