“Success is liking who you are, what you do and how you do it” – these are amongst the inspiring words shared by one of 14 women featured in a calendar that showcases women who are trailblazers in healthcare in Malta. It was launched by the Women for Women Foundation.

Many parents turn down work lunches, coffee break chats, and office networking events to rush off to pick up their children. Now research had uncovered the cost of these decisions, which are mostly carried by women.

When Racheal Ikulagba was home after having her second child, she wished there was a place that offered wholesome, healthy food with a touch of home. Fast-forward a few years and she made it happen when she set up Kitans Food, a venture that brings the vibrant flavours of African cuisine and cosmopolitan snacks to the Maltese community.

Mvintage has become a household name in Malta. Yet, until a few years ago, the name was a mere concept in the mind of a creative and ambitious young mother—Krystle Penza. Now an award-winning entrepreneur, she shares key moments of the journey that led her to establish Mvintage, a brand dedicated to empowering women.

Pro-Rector at the University of Malta Carmen Sammut, together with Equity Coordinator Nadia Abdilla are in the process of setting up Malta’s very first women’s archive to preserve women’s history that is “being lost at a fast pace”.

Stories have connected generations of people through the shared truths built into them. Fabienne Buhagiar is harnessing the powerful tool of storytelling and putting it to good use to help others. She talks about why she set up Heartfelt Stories to provide companionship reading.

When women become mothers and opt to reduce their working hours or take on certain family-friendly measures – they are (sometimes) unknowingly placing themselves at a financial disadvantage: they will not be entitled to a full retirement pension in future... And nobody is telling them.

Actress and writer Coryse Borg recently took the leap and went freelance. This opened a door – which she walked straight through - into the world of radio. The first topic she picked?... Forgotten women. She talks about what inspired her to learn about history’s hidden heroines and her urge to share what she learned.

Artist, stylist and milliner Rosanna Stafrace inherited her passion for art and fashion from her mother, who taught her how to make her first hat. Driven by her free and colourful spirit, she took hat-making to a different level. She talks about her creative journey, lessons learnt, and how she built her brand ‘La Rossa’.

Artisan shoemaker Becky Grech had been working on her craft for about 10 years before she took the leap and launched BX Design about two years ago. The mother-of-three, who won the Malta Craft’s Foundation Person of the Year award last year, walks us through her creative journey.