Girl power: Illustrators and three of the inspiring women with Brien (second from right).
Eight outstanding women in distinct fields were recognised as “Inspiring Women of Malaysia” in conjunction with the International Women’s Day celebration at Suria KLCC.
They are founder and managing director of a corporate secretarial services organisation Alwizah Al Yafii Kamal, world number one squash player Datuk Nicol David, Malaysia’s first astrophysicist Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman, women’s rights activist Ivy Josiah, motivational book author Jamilah Samian, Malaysia’s first woman MiG-29 fighter pilot Major Patricia Yapp, Malaysia’s first woman High Court judge Tan Sri Norma Yaakob and singer and songwriter Yuna Zarai.
