Gender gap
Anita Bhatia
DP World CEO becomes first Middle East leader to champion UN Women HeForShe alliance
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said: “I believe in not just attracting, developing, and retaining female talent in the trade and logistics industry, but truly focusing on efforts to build a global ecosystem that is equitable and fair for all”
Arab women
Yes, of course, women can balance family and professional life; Here are 6 ways how they do
As we come together to observe International Women’s Day 2022, moves on gender parity, even with respect to remuneration, are proceeding apace. But for women who choose to have families, some challenges persist. While some are admittedly self-inflicted, many are societal and need to be addressed as such
Arab women
The changing representation of gender equality in the Middle East’s media and entertainment industry
Arab women started to gain access to platforms, including social media, where they have greater opportunities to express themselves
Gender balance
Why I’m tired of women’s day
I’m tired of artificially lifting women up on one day in March to make up for the fact that we’re still underpaid in the world of work.
Gender gap
UAE private sector pledges to put more women in leadership roles by 2025
The Gulf country has upped its efforts to close the gender gap, and though Covid-19 has exacerbated gender inequality globally, the UAE was in the world’s five most improved countries for making progress on gender parity
Expo 2020 Dubai
Women need 36 years to earn back gender equality gains lost during Covid-19
Despite the progress made, gender parity remains elusive as two years of coronavirus pushed progress back 36 years, speakers at Expo 2020’s Women’s World Majlis panel agreed
Bracco Group
Why women in the workplace are corporates’ ‘greatest engine of international growth’
Italian Bracco Group’s Mind the Stem Gap manifesto supports females’ access to science, technology education
CIBL for women
How closing the gender gap can increase GDP contribution
In an exclusive interview with Arabian Business, Dr Wassim Dbouk, founding member of the CIBL for Women, discusses the challenges, barriers and potential solutions associated with narrowing the region’s gender gap
CIBL for women
How closing the gender gap can increase GDP contribution
In an exclusive interview with Arabian Business, Dr Wassim Dbouk, founding member of the CIBL for Women, discusses the challenges, barriers and potential solutions associated with narrowing the region’s gender gap
Gender equality
Why women’s economic empowerment is a regional priority
In a post-coronavirus world, Arab governments realised that all members of society need to work on par with each other to accelerate recovery
Coursera
Why UAE women are using the pandemic as an opportunity to upskill online
Being overrepresented in the hardest-hit sectors of the pandemic, UAE women are leaning towards online learning in the field of STEM to mark their return to the job market
Arab women
Revealed: How Expo 2020 aims to focus on gender equality
Expo 2020 Dubai has unveiled the creative content and programming for the Women’s Pavilion in collaboration with Cartier
corporate gender balance
Oman bourse adds women to board in bid to narrow business gender gap
Appointments come as Oman fares poorly in recent World Bank report on female-focused legal reforms
Gender gap
UAE named among world’s most improved in race to close gender gap
UAE’s progress comes after decision to make representation of women on boards of directors of listed companies mandatory
female employees
The cost of coronavirus on working women
Study finds that women and, in particular, working mums and female primary breadwinners, were not engaged and were experiencing anxiety levels high enough to warrant medical intervention
Aldar Education
Schools have ‘gigantic role’ to play in educating future female leaders
CEO of Aldar Education, Sahar Cooper, believes ‘huge strides’ are needed to bridge gender gap