Taiwan has a large number of successful women in almost every sphere of life, in technology, business, agriculture, governance, education and much more, with a label of hard work.

By: Sahar El-Arishy

Purpose is an incredibly powerful intention. It provides the strength to fight the impossible. It tells a story. It inspires us to feel different and changes how we engage with the world.

Maria Elena Lagomasino is a Hispanic businesswoman and founder of WE family offices. Born on 27 March 1949, Maria who is also referred to as MEL has worked as director of a number of prestigious organisations.

Vanessa Gounden is a South African entrepreneur, who had no background knowledge of entrepreneurship growing up but developed her entrepreneurial spirit through determination.

Born in the year 1978 in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Mac Chung Lynn is currently the CEO of Nando’s Malaysia.

While growing up, Rapelang Rabana had too many dreams, she wanted to become anything that inspired her at the moment. From being a ballerina to becoming a doctor, and then an astronaut. She was always fantasizing about different career lines until her final year at the university when she made up her mind on what she really wanted to do.

India has a handful of successful female entrepreneurs who are making waves in different fields of business; one of these women is Suchi Mukherjee.