Lady Allen commends Manchester women on making boss moves
Published:Thursday | November 1, 2018 | 4:40 AMTamara Bailey/Gleaner Writer
Mandeville, Manchester:
They say that behind every successful woman is a tribe of other successful women who have her back. And that proves to be true for the women of the Made in Manchester Women's Movement, who continue to do all they can to create brand awareness and promote each other.
Just recently, the women hosted their brunch at the Mandeville Hotel under the patronage of Lady Allen, who expressed delight in seeing women working together instead of tearing each other down.
"The concept of the Made in Manchester Women's summit, which was introduced two years ago, is indeed a welcome initiative to bolster the exposure and advancement of the ladies who are holding their own and attempting to do big things in the business arena."
She added, "The platform it provides for them to increase visibility, build brand awareness, as well as partnerships, will definitely harness big rewards for the parish on a whole, as well as surrounding areas and possibly the entire country, and eventually internationally."
She expressed that women ought to be given more credit for all the things they do.
" ... Many of our females have become pillars in our country, taking on lead roles in families, churches, business entities, schools, community groups, among others, all while balancing many other roles and wearing a number of other hats in their daily lives.
"When we see what is happening with our women and our children, we could all throw in the towel and curl up, but our women are there standing in the gap fighting and protecting our women and children. Let us continue to encourage each other and lend our assistance in building up rather than tearing down."
Having sampled the products made by many of these women, Lady Allen commended the hard-working women for finding alternatives to combat the economic downturn being experienced today.
Founder of Made in Manchester Annette Salmon said the movement has always been about collaboration, and not so much competition.
"This is a movement, and we believe people can collaborate. We are not in business for competition, but more so how we can collaborate and make each other grow.
"Our mandate is to bring together women in the parish who want to work together, grow together and support one another; women who come to be inspired and motivated and seek capacity building," she ended.