12000 women mentored under 'Pakistan Million Women Mentors Initiative'.

ISLAMABAD -- The S and P Global Pakistan (S and P Global) has successfully mentored more than 12,000 women under the US-Pakistan Women's Council's (USPWC) 'Pakistan Million Women Mentors (PMWM) Initiative'.

This was announced by the company during an event co-hosted by the US-Pakistan Women's Council and S and P Global to commemorate Global Entrepreneurship Month featuring S and P Global employee mentors, women mentees, and civil society partners.

In the opening remarks, US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome said, 'Mentorship is critical to fostering the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs and the Council's Pakistan Million Women Mentors initiative is playing an important role by helping to encourage, inspire and support future women entrepreneurs and leaders in STEM in Pakistan.'

He said corporations in Pakistan and the United States had pledged to mentor more than 40,000 women so far, adding 'we hope to continue growing this number.'

The ambassador said S and P's commitment to mentor 200,000 women was critical to catalyzing other companies to step forward in both Pakistan and the United States.

Speaking at the event, S and P Global Pakistan Managing Director Mujeeb Zahur thanked the mentors for the work they have done to date.

'I am immensely proud of our employee volunteers who have shown how we can all inspire positive change. Their dedication has ensured...