Saadia Muzaffar

Saadia Muzaffar is a Canadian entrepreneur, author and founder of TechGirls Canada (a non-profit organization created to promote women in STEM).

Career Muzaffar was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. Her father is an engineer. She emigrated to Canada with her family when she was 19 years old. She worked in the marketing department for AudienceView (an e-commerce company) for two years. In particular, the organization focuses on promoting intersections in diversity, including women of colour, women with disabilities and Indigenous women. Muzaffar currently leads partnerships for TGC. TGC has over ten chapters across Canada, which operate virtually. The two authors collaborated with The Working Group for a year to identify strategies to promote and implement diversity in start-ups and scale-ups. Among the findings, Muzaffar's team found that while 66% of immigrant women were optimistic about finding working before arriving in Canada, only 37% were able to express optimism after six months of having lived in Canada. Muzaffar cited "deep dismay" and "profound concerns" for the project's data and digital infrastructure in her resignation letter, and noted that she had been the only person of colour on the city's advisory panel.

Recognition Muzaffar was featured in the 2017 book Canada 150 Women, and was also named as one of the Inspiring 50 in 2018. She has previously been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her short fiction writing''.

In March 2023, Muzaffar joined Canadian Minister Marci Ien and Parliamentary Secretary Jenna Sudds as part of the Canadian Delegation to the 67th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

In September 2023, Muzaffar was recognized in Museum of Toronto's exhibit:The 52: Stories of Women Who Transformed Toronto.