Pakistani-canadian Women’s Society – 8th annual Women’s Empowerment conference

On June th 01 as part of their annual educational event, The PakistaniCanadian Women’s Society (PCWS) organized a free conference on empowerment that offered participants the opportunity to learn about unfortunate and challenging circumstances in society that include short and long-term impact of childhood abuse, the legal services and resources offered in the community that they live in, entrepreneurial success stories and topics like relieving stress with healthy eating and exercise, the power of positive thoughts and a client’s journey shared by an ambassador from Dress for Success 9ancouver. The event, very first of its kind in the community, took place at Surrey City Hall Centre Stage Auditorium and was attended by various multi-cultural members of the community including MLA Hon. Jinny Sims, Minister of Citizens’ Services in Surrey. The aim of the conference was to create awareness and address issues that impact our society with a specific emphasis on women’s empowerment. The conference featured professionals in the field of Mental and Emotional Health Family and Child Protection Law Registered Professional Counselor Registered Psychiatric Nurse usiness Entrepreneur and an ambassador from Dress For Success 9ancouver. The mini-lectures conducted in the auditorium by the speakers were well perceived by the attendees. The subjects covered sensitive topics in multiple languages like 8rdu, Hindi and Punjabi and gave the attendees an opportunity to ask Tuestions and make Tueries directly to specialists at the event. The women’s educational conference was widely supported by multiple sponsors on radio, online and print media. About PCWS: Pakistani Canadian Women’s Society (PCWS) is a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting community awareness on emerging issues that affect women and the community in general via educational forums. In the past, they have hosted a wide variety of successful International women’s day events focusing on issues related to the youth and elderly alike as well as supported various charities since inception. The society was formed in 010 by a committed group of women representing the demographics of Lower Mainland.