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Saudi Arabia on a fast track to gender equality, study suggests
DUBAI: Rapid reform in Saudi Arabia is opening the door for female “role models and leaders of the future” — and the Kingdom’s women are...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20225 min read


Global experts inspire at Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Summit 2019
Sharjah: Be the change you want to see in the world, was the message from Philip Harding, CEO and Co-founder IMPACTJUNKIE, an...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20224 min read


MENA Region Have More Women in Senior Positions Than the Global Average
In a major boost to regional women empowerment, a recent survey found that SMEs (small and medium enterprises) in the Middle East and...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Women set to carve a niche in the GCC’s telecom industry
The future is female – the future of the telecommunications industry in the Middle East, that is. Or is it? One could really come to...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20223 min read


Women changing the wealth landscape in the Middle East
The term ‘Middle East’ only gained wide currency last century and no-one quite agrees what it covers. According to a (Wikipedia)...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20224 min read


Strong growth for women-led startups in the GCC
Dubai is known for the superlatives – it hosts the world’s tallest building (the Burj Khalifa), the world’s busiest airport for...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20223 min read


Damas unveils its strategic women empowerment drive
Damas jewellery, the leading luxury brand and retailer in the GCC, born in 1907, revealed the “City of Gold” marketing campaign, lighting...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Reaping The Rewards: The MENA Region’s Female Entrepreneurs
“When we talk about women in business in the Middle East, particularly in Dubai, I always feel being a woman is more advantageous than...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 202210 min read


UAE marks IWD with pomp, flair and a strong message
I’m every woman, it’s all in me… As this classic Whitney Houston 1993 track rings in another International Women’s Day 2019, every woman...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20227 min read


Women’s careers in the Arab Middle East: Understanding institutional constraints to the bounda
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how women academics from the Arab Middle East enact their careers with reference to...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Women Leaders: It’s Time to Choose
Busy leaning in? Don’t forget to think about what you are leaning in to, why you are doing it, and who you are going to be along the way....
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20223 min read


The Secrets Of Leadership Presence For Every Woman Leader
By: Ellen Keithline Byrne, Karen Kirchner, and Denise D’Agostino You know that woman who walks into the room, delivers a message and...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20221 min read


How to raise kids who embrace gender equality, like Olivia Wilde is
Olivia Wilde isn’t kidding about equality. The actress and mother of two penned an empowering essay for NBC News this week about how...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20223 min read


Women in Leadership
Women in leadership roles in business continue to be a topic of much discussion around the boardrooms and water coolers of companies...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20223 min read


How Rosa Parks became the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
t’s amazing to think that just one simple act of courage can alter the shape of society and change the course of the world. But that’s...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20224 min read


Women on Boards: Beyond Gender to Leadership
By John Gerzema Last week, Catalyst released its yearly rundown of women in the Fortune 500. And it’s more of the same: The percentage of...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20224 min read


Women in Leadership
Women in leadership roles in business continue to be a topic of much discussion around the boardrooms and water coolers of companies...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Learning From The Top 4 Asian Female Philanthropists
In 2017, the Forbes Heroes of Philanthropy list revealed that out of the 40 philanthropists listed, only six are women. In one of its...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20221 min read


#PRESSFORPROGRESS<br />International Women's Day
International Women’s Day 2018 campaign theme: #PressforProgress With the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report findings...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Road Warrior: UAE Startup Teach Me Now Wins Hong Kong Pitching Contest
Infiniti Middle East held its first speed pitching session in December last year, which gave 30 budding entrepreneurs seven minutes to...
Michelle Jimenez
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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