By Chuks Nwokeji
International Women's Day is celebrated every year on 8th of March, is a special day designated to celebrate historic achievements of women across the globe.
Women's Achievements and Challenges
The purpose of International Women’s Day (IWD) is to uphold women's achievements, specially recognise confrontational situations facing women with high attention on their rights and gender equality.
International Women's Day Celebrations is one of the Special Days in United Nation's yearly Program of activities The UN takes i International Women’s Day serious and regards it as “a time to reflect on progress made, to push for change and to celebrate acts of courage, commitment to duty and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in for the betterment of humanity, in their countries and communities.
It is a well known fact that women has been making extraordinary impacts for the betterment of humanity, even in the face discrimination, intimidation, rejection molestation, dejection, conspiracy, superiority battle, and gender abuse, many have turned stumbling blocks into stepping stones. From all indications, it was their productive contributions and sterling performances that made the UN to consider and designate a day to specially celebrate women.
Women at International, National, state and local levels have done well with immense contributions for the growth and development of the society.
The year 2025 International Women's Day Celebration has come and gone, but the impacts of women in this part of the globe cannot be swept under the carpet.
In this part of the globe, Her Royal Majesty, Ugoeze Shirley Okwudimma, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Shirley Supremo Furnishings, is one of the women at the state and community levels who has done well in humanitarian services, entrepreneurship, promotion of God's kingdom as well traditional norms and values, the 2025 International Women's Day will be incomplete without blowing the trumpet of this humanist par excellence.
With the establishment of Shirley Supremo Furnishings, Through her visionary agenda, dint of hard and accountability, she has created economic value in the state which has lasted for years. She has sustained her frantic efforts, shown discipline in business management and by uncommon wisdom she strategically and consistently moved beyond the minimal risk associated with doing business in this part of the globe.
From her operational methodology, she understands what Entrepreneurship is and she has been adding value with quality service in the state and beyond, she knows what it means to set clear goals, delegate, tasks and makes time for strategic planning
Through her entrepreneurship efforts, she has taken charge to make ....,,..helped many to be gainfully played and helped them to be fully incharge of their financial destinies running Helter skelter for financial help.
I an area many businesses have fizzled out due to harsh economy, she still growing from strenght to strenght, it can be by act strong economic principles she has imbibed and a communication of the of ever winning wisdom that comes from above.
From her behavioural manifestations, she has proven to be a workaholic woman, and knows how to navigate the challenges that are associated with her business, the economy and her position as a Her Royal Majesty, Aside been a workaholic woman, she priorities quality over quantity, communicates openly and honestly about her expectations, agenda and services. In business ventures, she is not driven by greed, she is driven by need to make impact, reduce unemployment rate by creating job opportunity through her business empire, Shirley Supremo Furnishings and rendering quality furnishing services that meet the desires of both private houses and public offices
Another silent but strong aspect of this quintessential woman is her milk of human kindness, she is humanist parp excellence , she is a solution provider who delights in wiping away tears from people's face
In relating with the general public , she strives to always demonstrate sympathetic, generous and optimistic understanding in her words, actions and inactions.
Available reports many lives she has impacted shows that her level of consideration whenever she meets someone in need is second to none. She is not the type who believes in taking full measures in helping people and not half measures.
Her Royal Majesty as a strong Christian of the Catholic Faith believes she doesn't need her right hand to know what her left hand is doing, whenever she is rendering Philanthropic services. It is a well fact that many youths in Imo State and beyond have benefited from kind heartedness,. The poor a d needy are not left out as she has come to the rescue of many without blowing her trumpet.
Looking at the lives of Her Royal Majesty, Ugoeze Shirley Okwudimma, she is a woman if many party, a sound Christian of the Catholic Faith who follows the footsteps of our blessed virgin Mary, an entrepreneur, a humanist par excellence, a symbol of royalty in all ramifications, and a workaholic woman
Although the International Women's Day has come and gone, there is obvious need to blow her trumpet because she is living a life of impact that cannot be quantified with numerous contributions for the betterment of humanity.
When talk about women of impact, who are contributing to make the world a better place, silent but strong impacts of Her Royal Majesty Ugoeze Shirley Okwudimma cannot be neglected because her acts of kindness are scripted on the hearts of many she wiped away their tears.