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Tell us a bit about Women20, it’s vision and goals. The Women 20 (W20) is an official G20 engagement group. Operating independently from government, it works within the G20 process to recommend policy to ensure that gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions. The ultimate goal is for these...
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Mona AlHebsi, director of human resources at Jumeirah Group’s Jumeirah Zabeel Saray Hotel, received the Excellence in Hospitality award at the fifth edition of the Women in Leadership and Excellence Awards organised by Mice Quotient. Held on February 6, 2020, WLEA is a part of the Arab Women in...
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February 11th, 2019 Dubai (UAE): Evolvin’ Women, a social enterprise that enables organisations to offer skill development to unemployed women from rural areas, has formed strategic alliance with PwC’s Academy, adding to its expanding group of educational partners. Aimed at developing employability skills of women with limited access to both education and capacity building trainings, the...
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Two one-day workshops titled ‘Making the Business Case for Diversity’ were held by the Pearl Initiative in partnership with NAMA Women Advancement Establishment. The workshops were held in the UAE and Kuwait. February 10th, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): The Pearl Initiative, the business-led non-profit organisation promoting a culture of corporate...
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Enabling successful returnships for women who had gone on a hiatus due to different personal reasons was the premise of the event “Back to Work” co-organized by Ananke and Pakistan Women in Computing (PWiC) – Dubai Chapter on February 1st, 2020 at the Careem headquarters in the UAE. The...
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January 22nd, 2020, Dubai (UAE): Seera Group, the Middle East region’s leading provider of travel and tourism services, highlighted its commitment to women empowerment by hosting an event organized by ‘Women In Tech Dubai’ at their Dubai hub. Women In Tech Dubai is a UAE based professional group that...
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December 20th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah (SYL), a subsidiary of the Rubu’ Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, concluded the 6th edition of Afaaq Leadership Camp on Thursday, which was organised to empower young women with the 21st Century skills of critical thinking and...
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December 16th, 2019, Dubai (UAE): The first-of-its-kind Women’s Committee set up by the Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, met recently at an event titled, “Her challenges – Her ideas” to discuss its agenda and objectives. Ms....
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December 16th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Following the conclusion of the training workshops for the Child Safety Department (CSD)’s ‘Cyber Safety Ambassadors’ initiative, which aims to provide children and youth with the skills and training to guide their peers towards best practices in online safety, its 24 participants have been...