A visiting lecturer from the School of Education, Theology and Leadership at St Mary’s University, Twickenham was recently shortlisted for the 2014 Asian Women of Achievement Awards.
Anita Sharda, who has been lecturing at St Mary’s since 2012, has been recognised as one of Britain’s ground breaking Asian woman leaders with a nomination in this year’s Public Services category.
The Awards ceremony, which marked 15 years of celebrating the extraordinary achievements of Asian women in Britain, took place at the Hilton in Park Lane with patrons Cherie Blair and Princess Hassan and founder of the awards, Pinky Lilani. Guests for the evening included lawyers Helena Kennedy QC, Justine Miliband and Miriam Clegg; athlete Dame Kelly Holmes; newsreader Riz Lateef; and actresses Liz Hurley and Nina Wadia.
Of her nomination Anita said, “These events acknowledge the great contribution that women make in society. I was humbled and excited to have my achievements recognised after all these years and proud to say I have made a difference in Public Services.”
Also a Lay Chair and Assessor at the NHS London Deanery, University of London, Anita continues to promote transparency, governance and good practice in medical education across medical specialties for doctors, dentists and Public Health.
In addition, she is a policy adviser and social campaigner for a wide range of issues such as education, immigration and domestic violence and has worked with the likes of MP Kenneth Clarke and MP Jack Straw. She is a founding member of Southall Black Sisters, which now specialises in domestic violence, and developed the first radical NHS Equalities Policy at King’s College Hospital.
The Awards ceremony, which marked 15 years of celebrating the extraordinary achievements of Asian women in Britain, took place at the Hilton in Park Lane with patrons Cherie Blair and Princess Hassan and founder of the awards, Pinky Lilani. Guests for the evening included lawyers Helena Kennedy QC, Justine Miliband and Miriam Clegg; athlete Dame Kelly Holmes; newsreader Riz Lateef; and actresses Liz Hurley and Nina Wadia.
Of her nomination Anita said, “These events acknowledge the great contribution that women make in society. I was humbled and excited to have my achievements recognised after all these years and proud to say I have made a difference in Public Services.”
Also a Lay Chair and Assessor at the NHS London Deanery, University of London, Anita continues to promote transparency, governance and good practice in medical education across medical specialties for doctors, dentists and Public Health.
In addition, she is a policy adviser and social campaigner for a wide range of issues such as education, immigration and domestic violence and has worked with the likes of MP Kenneth Clarke and MP Jack Straw. She is a founding member of Southall Black Sisters, which now specialises in domestic violence, and developed the first radical NHS Equalities Policy at King’s College Hospital.Media enquiries
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