MARY KAY TO ADVANCE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT VIA IMPACT PARTNERSHIPS

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (Bernama) -- Mary Kay Inc. has reaffirmed its global commitment to women entrepreneurs through external efforts and partnerships focused on elevating and advancing women's entrepreneurship.

Marking Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on Nov 22, 2022, Mary Kay, an entrepreneurship development company operating in nearly 35 countries, has empowered women and supported their entrepreneurial aspirations for almost 60 years.

“Inspired by our mission as an entrepreneurship development company founded by a woman for women, we believe we must invest in and empower women to realise the full benefits of their economic participation not only in the economy but in society at large.

“We are transforming the landscape for women entrepreneurs by addressing the barriers they face through key partnerships aimed at disrupting the status quo,” Mary Kay Inc. chief operating officer, Deborah Gibbins, said in a statement.

The company has collaborated with change makers through impact-focused partnerships around the world to help dismantle barriers to women’s economic empowerment and accelerate women’s inclusion in the entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Notable ongoing partnerships to advance women’s entrepreneurship worldwide include The SDG Pilot Village Project in China - A Women-focused Poverty Reduction Development Project; and, The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator.

In 2021, the first Women’s Entrepreneurship EXPO led by United Nations Women with the support of Mary Kay organised a boot camp across the Europe and Central Asia region to increase the capacities of women entrepreneurs to attract investment.

This month, the second live Women’s Entrepreneurship EXPO, brought women entrepreneurs and business partners together to mobilise and take forward specific action to advance the landscape for women’s entrepreneurship development.

Aligned with its mission to enrich women’s lives, Mary Kay and its partners are focused on advancing women's entrepreneurship and supporting established or aspiring women entrepreneurs wherever they live.

-- BERNAMA