A Medical Expert at Ogun State Health Insurance Agency, Dr.(Mrs)Sarat Adebayo has charged Muslim women professionals to always strive to be agents of positive change and good mentors who promote high ethical and moral values in Islam, worthy of emulation by young generation aspiring to actualize their career goals in the society
The Senior Medical Officer who was a guest lecturer at a professional seminar organized by the Egba-Yewa Zone of Al-Mu'minaat Organization on Saturday in Abeokuta, the State capital, also tasked them to always upgrade their professional status, by seeking higher educational qualifications or acquiring necessary additional skills in their respective professions to be more relevant in occupying key positions in public service and creating career opportunities for their fellow young female Muslim who want to serve and excel in public service or private sector
"You must move beyond being spectators and be a major player in your respective professions ", she stated
The medical expert who was speaking on the theme of the seminar "Professional Muslimah: Promoting Structured Mentorship", stressed the need for Muslim women professionals to provide a good mentorship, by guiding their mentees to overcome challenges and succeed in various chosen careers without compromising Islamic values and teachings
She equally encouraged young generation of female Muslim professionals, to always choose the right mentors for them to grow and be successful in their chosen professions
The guest lecturer identified personally networking and exchanging of ideas and knowledge with fellow professionals and those in other professions as very key in attainment of career goals
Amirah of Egba-Yewa Zone of Al-Mu'minaat, Hajia Sekinat Abdur-Raheem Yusuf in earlier key note speech to welcome participants, emphasized the importance of mentorship in contemporary society, saying it plays crucial role in achieving personal and professional growth
"Mentorship contributes to the individual and societal development which includes Professional development, intellectual, moral, educational and emotional development.In a nutshell, mentorship enriches the society by producing a strong and more capable personal ties that contribute positively to the societal growth", she stated
Similarly the National Treasurer of Al-'Mu'minaat, Hajia Aisha Mikhail explained that the essence of the seminar was to encourage networking, sharing of knowledge among Muslim women professionals and providing necessary support for members to achieve their career goals while upholding ethical and Islamic values
She added that the seminar was organized to sustain the leadership role of the group as a major player in building ideal society in Nigeria
High point of the seminar was grouping of participants based on their professional background and practices which those in accounting, medical, teaching, business administration as well as artisans and traders in the informal sector with the aim of coming up with practical solutions to challenges facing the country in various sectors
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