![]() “I love my job and the feeling of achieving what I set out to do,” adds Shereeta. She’s the person I admire most in my life.”Īs a regional Account Director and the mother of two young girls, Shereeta certainly has the lion’s share of responsibilities. “My mother was not highly educated, but I had always admired her strength, tenacity, determination and how she would constantly support and give me motivation at the right time and place when I needed it. “She taught me by not teaching me, literally!” “My mother has always thought me to be a responsible, independent and resourceful person from when I was a child,” said Sharifah Shereeta, Account Director at Microsoft Asia Pacific (APAC). They teach us how to love and how to be responsible, often through example. They are our protectors, our providers and most importantly, they are our mentors. Mothers are many things to their children. Shereeta with her daughters Ayreen (left) and Maryam (right) in front of the Louvre, France.Īmanda draws her strength from the advice of her late mother as well guidance from her mother in law, “You can be a career woman and be successful in what you do, but always know when and where to switch your hat between being a career woman, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a best friend and most importantly, when you need to be a Mother.” She also aspires to create a community for mothers with Autistic children, where she plans to use technology to help other mothers like herself cope with the challenges of raising children on the Autism Spectrum. I quite literally put together strategies as if I were to run a marketing campaign, leveraging Skype to hold video calls to explore Stem Cell therapy with laboratories in Indonesia and Singapore, using Excel to plot out and compare over two dozen Early Intervention schools for special needs child across Klang Valley as well as One Note to store all my online references to blogs and information on Autism,” said Amanda. “Last year when we found out that my son was diagnosed with Autism, technology played a huge part in helping me build the right recovery plan for him. In 2018, Ayden was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, which spurred Amanda to look for ways to help him recover and cope with the disorder. It allows me to be a result-driven employee but also allows me fulfill my role as a mother at the same time.” Amanda and her husband with their children, Ayden (center left), Avyanna (center right) and baby Areesha.Īmanda is the proud mother of three amazing children named Avyanna, Ayden and baby Areesha. That’s what I love about the company!” Amanda Handriani (third from the left) with her husband, late mother (right) and mother in law (left) – the two most inspirational woman in her life.Īmanda Handriani, Integrated Marketing Manager, Cloud & Enterprise at Microsoft said that “I don’t think I can live without Microsoft technologies. We are empowered to use technology to work from anywhere at any time and this flexibility will only enhance, not take away, productivity that the organization expects from an employee. “Having worked here for over a decade now, I can honestly say that Microsoft provides the best working environment for women to balance work and motherhood. Shida has been working with Microsoft Malaysia for over 15 years and is currently responsible for the growth of the public and private education segment of the business. Shida (left) with her husband, Mortaza and daughters Yasmin (third from left) and Sarah (right) during her daughter’s graduation ceremony. Shida Zainal, Education Lead, Microsoft Malaysia. ![]() I’m passionate about my job but when I’m with them, they can expect 100% attention from me.” “Having a family who understands what you do is really important. To better understand how women cope with balancing motherhood and their professional pursuits, we decided to talk to some of the women of Microsoft Malaysia, to understand their personal experience as mothers or what they learnt from their own mothers. Despite all the challenges of motherhood, these women succeeded in advancing their career and achieving their dreams, proving just how amazing mothers are. One thing people tend to overlook with all these amazing women, is the fact that they are all mothers. These are strong and driven women who have left their mark on the world through their scientific pursuits, becoming an inspiration for men and women globally. Women like Marie Curie, Jane Goodall and Malaysia’s own Datuk Mazlan binti Othman, whose work pioneered Malaysia’s participation in space exploration, are all great examples of women bringing real change to the world. History has shown us that there is no shortage of inspirational and strong women.
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