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Boardroom blues

The number of women in the workforce is rising across the Gulf but few make it to the boardroom.





Women hold just 1.5% of GCC board seats

Social and religious factors holding women back from positions of power - report.





H&M to open women-only department store

WEFME: Swedish retail giant plans first Saudi store staffed entirely by women for women.





Women shunned in Kuwait election

Women fail to enter parliament, while Sunni Islamists make strong showing and Shi'ites gain one more seat.





Generation game

Family-run firms account for 75% of Gulf businesses. Is the next generation ready to take over?





Arab women kept out of business

Women own just 14% of business establishments in region compared to up to 30% in US and Europe.





Women told to stay at home

Member of Saudi's Shura Council tells forum woman's duty is to be at home bringing up children.





Saudi women denied basic human rights

Kingdom's mail guardianship and segregation policies 'grossly discriminatory', HRW says.





New CEO for first all-female private equity firm

Mahasti Dadressan takes CEO role at all-female private equity firm Forsa LLC.





Queen Rania launches YouTube appeal

Young people across the globe invited to challenge stereotypes of Arabs and Muslim world.





GCC's first women-only property opens

Owned and run by a group of business women, the 25-room boutique property includes restaurants and conference halls as well as the spa, which opened in 2005.





Female drivers to give Saudi economy huge boost

Lifting of ban would increase purchasing power and open up new markets, analyst says.





UAE appoints first female judge

Kholoud Ahmad Jouan Al-Dhaheri makes history as Abu Dhabi's first woman to serve as judge.





Saudi woman flouts driving ban on YouTube

Activist posts clip of herself behind the wheel to mark International Women's Day.





Sheikha Fatima calls for end to suffering of women

Women continue to endure serious human rights abuses, wife of late Sheikh Zayed says.





Jafza to regenerate Philippines freeport

Jafza International has signed an agreement to develop and regenerate of Subic Bay Freeport in the Philippines.





Islamic law permits women to drive - scholar

Islamic leader offers support to Saudi women campaigning for the right to drive.





A family affair

Andrew White meets the woman charged with keeping BinHendi Enterprises ahead of the competition.





Jafza to develop Saudi Arabia logistics hub

Jafza International has signed a MoU with Rakisa Holding for the development and management of Rakisa Economic City in Saudi Arabia.





Saudi women get freedom to drive

Officials say women will be allowed to get behind the wheel in landmark decision to be issued by year-end.





Saudi women car owners skyrocket

Automobile industry executives report huge rise in number of women buying cars despite ban.





Deep-seated sexism marginalising Arab women

AIWF Forum: Lack of female representation due to sexism, professor says.





Lubna Olayan: Richest Arab Woman

Lubna Olayan is the World's Richest Arab Woman, featured at no. 9 in as part of the Olayan family.





INSEAD joins Forsa in training scheme

Dubai-based investment company Forsa and renowned business school INSEAD join orces to train businesswomen across region.





Girl power

An increasingly wealthy female population has led the region's banks to launch a raft of "women only" services.