Muslim Women of Power list 2009

The European Commission has launched a call on companies and organizations to nominate their employees for the Muslim Women Power List of 2009 to celebrate the achievements of professional Muslim women. There are currently over 100,000 Muslim women working in Britain. Recent research conducted by the Commission revealed that many Muslim women want to succeed in education and have high career aspirations with hopes of combining family life with a career. This project was launched this year to maintain a network of women who can benefit from each others’ experiences in forging a career. Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said, “Society is in the habit of putting labels on people. There aren’t many groups I can think of who are more stereotyped yet less understood by the wider community than working Muslim women. I hope our first Muslim Women Power List will make the rest of Britain sit up and take note – many members of the Muslim community are making a valuable economic and social contribution to our future.” This is the first time an organisation has sought to identify and celebrate professional Muslim women in this way. The Commission is now accepting nominations of any British Muslim woman until 16 February 2009.

See also

The use – or misuse – of Power in DE&I