Nadine Halabi, business development manager at Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) says more support and collaboration are needed among women themselves to push them up the career ladder
Arabian Business Women’s Forum
Saudi to send first female to compete in Olympics
Gulf state had been warned it would face ban if it failed to field female athletes
JBR set to swap retail for office space amid low sales
Project mulls revamping plaza-level stores into offices in bid to attract new tenants
Qatar, Saudi to dominate next Gulf building boom
Huge state spending plans offer new revenue streams to contractors, says Al Jaber
Fatima Al Jaber
Family-friendly policies would go a long way to getting more women into the boardroom
Mona Bawarshi
Mona Bawarshi, president of Gezairi Transport, says Arab women have made huge strides in recent years
Zeina Al Tabari
Despite the global economic slowdown, DSI is on track for growth in 2012, says Zeina Al Tabari
Dubai’s DSI sees AED3bn in revenues by year-end
UAE contractor ramping up Saudi operations, on track to re-enter Libya in early 2012
Education is Arab women’s ‘best weapon for change’
Rising numbers of women in the classroom will bolster numbers in the boardroom, says activist
Women split on Gulf maternity leave policies
Execs fear working mothers could abuse the system, others say leave period too short
Women bear brunt of gaps in Gulf workplace policies
Inadequate maternity leave, lack of flexible hours shuts women out of workplace
Saudi falls short on opening door for female lawyers
Kingdom must do more to offer equal opportunities to women, says Saudi activist
Gulf’s glass ceiling in the spotlight at women’s forum
Top female executives speak out on women’s rights at Arabian Business event in Dubai
More women rising to the top in Gulf business
More females breaking through the glass ceiling, say women executives ahead of key forum
GCC still lags world on gender equality, says WEF
New World Economic Forum study shows no Gulf nation in top 100 of global list