ISLAMABAD, MAR 08 (DNA) – Serena Hotels hosted a breakfast to celebrate International Women’s Day and honour the women associated with and present in Serena. All the women guest, associates, Serena Business Complex partners and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were present.

Mr. Aziz Boolani, CEO of Serena Hotels, said, “At Serena we believe that investing in women is the most effective way to improve the standards of living of communities and many of our CSR initiatives work with women to empower them socially and economically”.

The objectives of the International Women’s Day are to celebrate the struggle for women’s rights in the economic, social, political, and cultural domain, to reaffirm women’s solidarity in the struggle for peace and to show what women have achieved.

The theme for IWD 2018 is Press for Progress, in acknowledgement of the growing global movement of advocacy, activism and support surrounding gender parity and sexism and encourages people to continue the vocal fight for equality.

Mr. Boolani said, “Despite advances in gender equity, there is still much more to be done and Serena continues to provide safe spaces, networking opportunities and linkages to benefit women”.