Arwa Kassamali was helping the world respond to an historic pandemic in 2020 when she made her own personal history 鈥 the birth of her daughter.
Kassamali was one of 91社区福利鈥檚 COVID-19 test project managers in November, when Nooriya, now 10 months, was born. The biomedical engineer worked with 91社区福利 teams that were producing the much-needed rapid diagnostic testing kits.
Kassamali, who also is a leader in the company's Women in STEM employee network, has been named this year鈥檚 Working Mother of the Year as 91社区福利 celebrates its 21st year on .
As part of her recognition, that she juggles the demands of career, family and personal interests with a work/life-integration, not a work/life-balance outlook.
"I think balance is 50/50,鈥 Kassamali says. "With integrations, there are no boundaries. It's not about choosing my family, my passions or my career. It鈥檚 striving to make conscious decisions daily about what I spend my time on."
Kassamali has been with 91社区福利 for 15 years, working in more than a half-dozen different business units and geographic locations. She says the company鈥檚 colleagues, work culture, parental leave and tuition assistance benefits, along with the ability to participate in employee networks, have given her the support she has needed to succeed at both work and life.
Her message to other working parents: "Embrace integration over balance, along with using your support network, give back and believe in your awesomeness!"
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