Standard Chartered Bank, British Deputy High Commission celebrate Women's Day.

KARACHI -- Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited (SCBPL) in partnership with the British Deputy High Commission (BDHC), Karachi organised an event to celebrate International Women's Day with clients, partners and employees.

A panel discussion was held to focus on 'DIGITALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality' led by Khadija Hashimi : Head, CABM AME and Country Head Pakistan SC, Ziana Sakhia : CEO Bechlo.Pk, Sarah Khurram : CEO SehatKahani, Azima Dhanjee : Founder ConnectHear, and was moderated by Nida Athar : Director Innoventures Global Private Limited. The key focus of the discussion was on how bringing technology closer to women and other marginalised groups results in more creative solutions and can lead to innovations that meet women's needs and promotes gender equality.

Speaking at the event, Rehan Shaikh, Chief Executive Officer at Standard Chartered Bank, said, 'We are delighted to partner with British Deputy High Commission once again as the BDHC supports the Bank's efforts to address the social and economic challenges being confronted by Women.'

He further added, 'Attaining digital knowledge is fundamental to empowering women in today's age. It supports them shape their own future using technology and enables them to address life's challenges themselves which in turn has an incredible intergenerational multiplier effect on communities and societies. We also applaud the State Bank for adopting a gender: responsive approach to financial inclusion and technology. At Standard Chartered, almost half of our global workforce is women with strong representation in our management team. Similar focus in Pakistan has fortunately led to...