Setting up a successful business and working for yourself is the dream career for many, but a combination of innovation, vision, organisation and trusting your instinct is what makes a successful entrepreneur. Women in the UAE are leading entrepreneurship into a new era of enrichment as more females are coming forward to turn their ideas...
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NYU Abu Dhabi engaging women via weSTEM
Scientific innovation is essential in all fields of life in the contemporary, globalized world. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce is crucial to the worlds economic competitiveness and innovative capacity. Ironically, women who make up approximately 50 percent of the workforce of the developed world are disproportionately absent in this field. According to...
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Creating Conducive Environment for Shepreneurs
Sharjah (UAE), March 15th, 2017: Since the UAE gained its independence in the 1970s, Emirati women have worked side-by-side with their male counterparts towards the nations advancement and achievement. The invaluable efforts and sound guidance by the UAEs wise leadership to uplift womens status have led the UAE to topping global ranking in terms of...
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‘Powering up’ women via financial literacy
Empower Women Global Champion for Change Rochelle R. Dean, Consultant and Founder of Candid Concepts Development, partnered with Marion Bethel-Sears, Womens Rights and United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women elected expert, along with Director Gaynel Curry of the Department of Gender and Family Affairs hosted FEM FINESSE, a financial literacy module...
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AFLEE COMMUNITY: Nurturing Womens Empowerment
Adityas Financial Literacy and Economic Endowment (AFLEE) is an initiative that seeks to raise awareness about women economic participation in Kenya among university students. Talking about the program, Josephine Adeti an Empower Women Champion for Change explains: We increase awareness by engaging with the students in person and also using social media platforms. Our...
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Why women in tech matter bringing the message to #SXSW
This article was originally published on the ITU Blog. What does a 14-year-old teenager from Ireland, an engineer from Nigeria, an executive from France, a tech entrepreneur from Texas, and a Hollywood actor have in common? They all support the EQUALS vision for gender equality in tech! At South by Southwest (SXSW) this week, a diverse...
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Masdar Institute PhD student wins ‘2017 LOréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Rising Talent Award’
Abu Dhabi (UAE) March 14th, 2017: The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, today announced that PhD student Nazek El-Atab has been selected for the 2017 LOréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) Rising Talent Award for the African and Arab region. The award...
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Regional ‘first’ collaboration explores gender parity’s role in inclusive organizational success
Dubai (UAE) March 9th, 2017: Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), the UAE’s leading platform for the personal and professional development of women in the emirate, has teamed up with the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to explore business strategies to increase female workforce engagement as part of...
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Abu Dhabi oil company celebrates ‘International Womens Day’
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) joined the global community in celebrating International Womens Day on March 8th, 2017, with a series of events and activities organized across ADNOC Group companies. In a statement marking International Womens Day, H.E. Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and ADNOC Group CEO, praised the valuable...
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Be Bold for Change
EDA faculty and students mark International Womens Day Her Excellency Al Kaabi shares personal and career growth experiences as an eminent Emirati woman change-maker Abu Dhabi (UAE) March 9th, 2017: Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, Chairwoman at Media Zone Authority-Abu Dhabi, twofour54, and Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company,...