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Saudi women-owned companies jump 60 percent
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia was the top reformer and improver among 190 economies in the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2021 report,...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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In oil-rich Iraq, a few women buck norms, take rig site jobs
BASRA: It’s nearly dawn and Zainab Amjad has been up all night working on an oil rig in southern Iraq. She lowers a sensor into the black...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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Celebrating the top 10 female leaders and entrepreneurs of the region
1. Najla Al-Midfa, CEO at Sheraa: As the CEO of Sheraa (Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center), a government entity that aims to inspire the...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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10 Power Businesswomen in The Middle East 2020
Most of the people on this list have been working their way up a steep career ladder for decades to reach the top of their professions....
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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How women are still fighting to break glass ceiling in the Gulf
Under one in five representatives at executive level in UAE companies are females, according to the latest research from global giant...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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Women add $5trln to global wealth and control 32% of wealth: Experts
DUBAI, UAE — Legal and social barriers that exist for women’s access to jobs is costing the MENA region $575 billion. According to a...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20225 min read
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Saudi women rising up in industry
17,000 Saudi women work in industrial cities, more than double the 7,860 at end of 2018 Abu Dhabi: The number of Saudi women working in...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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Comprehensive Report on Women’s Health App Market 2021 | Size, Growth, Demand, Opportunities &
Women’s Health App Market research report is the new statistical data source added by A2Z Market Research. “Women’s Health App Market is...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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Jerusalem’s Deputy Mayor Hassan-Nahoum is on a Mission: Muslim Tourism and Women’s Rights
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum grew up in Gibraltar and studied law at King’s College London, where she practiced until immigrating to Israel in...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 202213 min read
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How regional female entrepreneurs are paving the way for a gender-balanced future
1. How has the GCC region progressed with regards to women leadership? Over the years, the region has increasingly become home to a pool...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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Bigger role for Arab women urged in scientific research and innovation
Gulf experts want continued efforts to rectify region’s gender imbalance in science and technology professions Saudi infectious diseases...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20225 min read
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GCC boardroom figures reveal more needs to be done to promote female execs
The number of women directors in the boardrooms of UAE-based companies might have doubled since 2017 but they still number only one in 25...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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SAP recognised as best workplace for women
SAP has been officially recognised as one of the 2020 Best Workplaces for Women in the GCC, by leading global workplace culture authority...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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Femina Power List: Vandana Luthra Aces The Business of Beauty
Her success story is as dramatic as a soap opera. A young mother of two daughters, a much-loved wife of a successful businessman, Vandana...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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To combat violence against women, walk the talk and sweat the small stuff
Picture all the women you ever dated, or all the women you knew from high school, or the women in your family. Take a minute. No rush....
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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Platform to eradicate gender stereotypes launches in the UAE
Unstereotype Alliance, a thought and action platform convened by UN Women to eradicate gender stereotypes in advertisements and the...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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An interview with Qatari Dr. Isra Yousef, one of the scientists selected by L’Oréal-UNESCO Middle Ea
For the 7th consecutive year, L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents Program continues to recognize Arab...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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Two Saudis among 6 exceptional female scientists from GCC recognized
DUBAI — Two Saudi women scientists Dr. Lama AlAbdi, in the Post-doctorate Researchers category, and Asrar Damdam, in the PhD Students...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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Helping break down barriers for female entrepreneurs in the UAE
Empowering female entrepreneurs in the UAE is the focus of a partnership between NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, a public...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20225 min read
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Labour Law Updates in the GCC Promoting Gender Equality – Ensure Your Current Salary Practices
In brief Recent developments in the labour laws of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have been issued to bridge...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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