Spokesman Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company Limited (PMIC), the leading wholesale institution serving microfinance sector and acting as a vital pillar to support the National Financial Inclusion Strategy, prides itself in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that encourages greater ingenuity, innovation, and correlation to the communities that it serves. On this auspicious day, we at PMIC, are honored to celebrate the International Women’s Day with the organization’s independent women who are challenging conventional roles in society.
PMIC aims to create an enabling environment for the multiplicity of communities where it operates, while leading and advocating for a brighter future. Women’s empowerment has been a top priority for PMIC as it elevates them financially, economically, and socially and 84% of its active borrowers being women around Pakistan. According to PMIC’s research, women also spend a higher portion of their earnings on their families, resulting in increased prosperity and healthier communities across the country.
“There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” On 8th March 2022 we celebrated Women’s Day #BreakTheBias to recognize the efforts and contribution of women at work, our borrowers, their clients and sector to honor and appreciate their commitment and excellence.
An in-house event was conducted to honor the hard work and struggle of PMIC supported women clients. The event was attended by our workforce, management team led by our CEO. Our women clients and their respective credit officers were present at the event to share inspiring stories of their struggle, resilience and success.
PMIC aims to continue enabling women who have contributed to the socio-economic development of their communities, and played a large role in bringing about stability, peace, and prosperity despite incredible adversity.
“PMIC has always been a proud supporter of gender equality, whether it’s in the workplace or not. The female segment of any society is capable of so much more than they are given the opportunity to and we focus on being advocates to aid gender equality at the sector as well as individual level in the country,” CEO, PMIC, Mr. Yasir Ashfaq commented while highlighting what the organization stands for. “This international day stands for more than just a tribute to women around the world, It celebrates their accomplishments throughout the world’s history and showcases for young boys and girls, what the ideal society should be like.”