November 27th, 2017, Sharjah (UAE): The NAMA Women Advancement Establishment and the New York-based Women Investing in Women Digital are calling on women entrepreneurs to participate in the first edition of the Women Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS), where they can connect with investors to expand their businesses. The event, organised by NAMA in collaboration...
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Womens Economic Empowerment Global Summit Addresses Womens Role in 16 Key Sectors
November 22nd, 2017, Sharjah (UAE): The role of women working in key sectors of the economy will be under the spotlight at the first edition of the Womens Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS), which is being held December 4-5, 2017 at the Expo Centre Sharjah. An initiative from NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) in collaboration...
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WEEGS 2017 Programme Geared towards Womens Integration in the Economy
November 21st, 2017 Sharjah (UAE): Focused on furthering gender-responsive procurement and womens full integration in the economy by securing their interests, the upcoming Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS 2017) has released its two-day main panels agenda. The summits discussion sessions will seek to influence the global decision-making process and shape global policies to advance...
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RCSI-Dubai Support Leadership in Women
November 12th, 2017, Dubai (UAE): The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Dubai (RCSI-Dubai), an international leader in healthcare education, hosted a two-day executive leadership programme aimed at women in the healthcare industry from across the Gulf to support with their professional development. Held at Mohammed Bin Rashid Academic Medical Centre in Dubai Healthcare City, the...
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Women Empowered: Transnational Youth Entrepreneurship conference to be held at NYU Abu Dhabi
November 12th, 2017, Abu Dhabi (UAE): As part of its efforts to promote female leadership and empowerment, the Womens Leadership Network at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will host its second annual student-led conference on Friday, November 17, from 9:30am to 3pm. The conference, titled Women Empowered: Transnational Youth Entrepreneurship, is open to the public and...
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On the crisis of masculinities
Taking a phrase uttered by the actress Emma Thompson in a recent interview, today I shall make an attempt at looking into the ‘crisis of masculinities’ in eastern societies, how it stimulates and incites gender based violence including honor killing, Vani, Karo Kari etc., and its impact on gender, families and communities. About two weeks...
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Innovating womens sports conference in Abu Dhabi
November 4th, 2017, Abu Dhabi (UAE): Delegates attending the International Conference of Sports for Women (ICSW), taking place at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 6-7 November, will have their experience of the ground-breaking conference greatly enhanced thanks to a new mobile App that has been launched by the conference organisers, the Fatima Bint...
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Powering Women in Leadership in the UAE
Tell us about yourself your professional journey leading up to Naseba and this groundbreaking Women In Leadership (WIL) forum. I studied ancient history and art history at the university and originally wanted to be an archaeologist. But life had other ideas for me and my professional journey began in a large conference company in...
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Sajaya Young Ladies opens registration for Afaaq Leadership Camp in Sharjah UAE
November 6th, 2017, Sharjah (UAE): Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah, a subsidiary of the Rubu Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators (Rubu Qarn), has announced that registration is now open for the fourth edition of the Afaaq Leadership Camp, which takes place December 19-25. Targeted at ladies aged 14-17 years, the camp aims to develop...
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Spearheading Diversity And Inclusiveness
To read about the first day of the Global WIL Economic Forum 2017, click here. October 31st, 2017, Dubai (UAE): More than 600 business leaders, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, NGOs, artists and youth from around the world, today gathered at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC, for the second day of the Global WIL Economic Forum, organised by business facilitation...