Meet the ladies who represent every Malaysian Women who are not afraid to address and challenge the status quo. 

A synonym for <a href="https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/fashion/kate-spade-takes-us-on-an-endless-vacation-spring-2021">optimism and joy</a>, Kate Spade New York has been celebrating women&rsquo;s story and inspiring its community&rsquo;s freedom of expression through the language of fashion.&nbsp;

This March 2021, in honour of International Women&rsquo;s Day and celebrating women empowerment, Kate Spade New York celebrates the women who challenge inequality and adversity by shedding light on the achievements of empowering Malaysian women in a special Malaysia-exclusive campaign.

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Read on to see what these female pioneers has to say:

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Dato&rsquo; Shyamala Alagendra, International Lawyer, Gender and Child Rights Adviser to the United Nations&nbsp;Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM)

&ldquo;International Women&rsquo;s Day is a global moment for both men and women to reflect&nbsp;on how our actions and our decisions have moved us closer to a more equal society&nbsp;for all genders, and away from&nbsp;discrimination.&nbsp;When we see injusticeand inequality, we should seek to stop it, speak up against it, and applaud and join&nbsp;those who choose to challenge such injustice by word and deed.&rdquo;

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Heidy Quah, Human Rights Advocate and founder of Refuge for The Refugees

&ldquo;This day is a strong marker of the&nbsp;strength of womanhood, a day in the year to reflect on all that women have survived,&nbsp;changed, and will continue to change. I celebrate the refugee women and victims&nbsp;of trafficking that I work with closely&mdash;their strength and resilience inspire me to keep &nbsp;being bold and courageous in speaking up against injustice. Their grit and grace in&nbsp;navigating adversaries inspire me to continue to #choosetochallenge systems and&nbsp;structures that silence, oppress, and exploit vulnerable communities.&rdquo;

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Dr. Jezamine Lim, Co-founder /CEO of Cell Biopeutics Resources&nbsp;

&ldquo;When I started my journey in the BioTech&nbsp;field, I realized that there were&mdash;and still&nbsp;are&mdash;very few women that are involved in this industry. I think it is important for myself&nbsp;and other women in this field to challenge this status quo!&nbsp;We need to help break the perception that this is a &lsquo;man&rsquo;s game&rsquo;&nbsp;and prove that gender has nothing to do with a person&rsquo;s ability&nbsp;to excel in this, or any,&nbsp;field.&rdquo;

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Nor &lsquo;Phoenix&rsquo; Diana, Professional Hijabi Wrestler&nbsp;

&ldquo;One of the biggest barriers for me is society&rsquo;s expectation of me. They don&rsquo;t want to&nbsp;see someone like me in pro wrestling. How do I overcome this adversity? I do this bycontinuing to pursue my dreams of becoming a wrestler.&nbsp;I think it is important to celebrate the&nbsp;achievements of women from all around the world. I love to see the accomplishments&nbsp;of other great women around me to keep me motivated and driven.&rdquo;

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Dr Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, International Trauma Psychologist&nbsp;

&ldquo;Many people are conflict-avoidant, especially women, who by traditional standards are socialized to be nice, polite, and kind. They are taught that these traits triumph all else. I consciously, but respectfully, challenge what there is to challenge, otherwise how else will change come? From board rooms to bedrooms, women need to think about what they have been spoon-fed and conditioned to think, and usually it is some variant of &lsquo;I am not enough.&rdquo;

Kate Spade celebrates the achievements of inspiring Malaysian women

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