Over the past several years, Pakistan has witnessed a breakthrough when it comes to female entrepreneurship especially through technology. Celebrating and encouraging womens participation in economy and promoting female entrepreneurship, the countrys leading technology incubator the Nest I/O has organized the third edition of Startup Weekend Women happening starting from today, September 13th, 2019. Offering...
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Emirati Women Create Unique Hand-crafted Collections through Irthis Design Labs
September 11th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE):Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council (Irthi), an affiliate of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, brought together young Emirati women to train with international designers to create handmade products that merge local and international crafts. The women, aged 18-35, were trained in eight different crafts and techniques through the Design Labs, a project launched...
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Groundbreaking series of events on women’s empowerment coming soon
July 11th, 2019, London (England): Hira Ali, award winning international leadership and career coach, Chief Executive Officer of Advancing Your Potential and author of highly acclaimed bookHer Way to the Tophas announced the launch of International Women Empowerment Events (IWEE) along with teamincluding co-founder Gull Khan–barrister and money mind-set expertand advisory team members Mariya Ali-child rights activist...
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SHERAA & Sharjah Youth Council In Partnership To Strengthen Start-up Ecosystem
July 8th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Creating strong, inclusive and innovative start-up communities, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) and Sharjah Youth Council (SHJYC), have come together to host their first ever workshop series. Set to take place from June 22ndto July 06th 2019, the 9-part series will provide aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to enhance their skills, share...
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Pearl Initiative, NAMA Engage in Research on Womens Participation in Gulf Workforce
The Pearl Initiatives Women in the Economy reportwill beout this December, offering an evidence-based and consolidated outlook on womens experiences in the workforce across the Gulf Region July 7th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Pearl Initiative, the leading non-profit organisation fostering corporate accountability and transparency across the Gulf Region, recently held a stakeholder meeting in collaboration with...
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Emirates SkyCargo appoints first Emirati female Cargo Managers in Kuwait and Oman
June 27th, 2019, Dubai (UAE): Emirates SkyCargo has announced the appointment of Alyazeya Saeed and Fatma Ahli to the key positions of Cargo Managers of Oman and Kuwait respectively. The two appointees, who graduated from Emirates SkyCargos Commercial Management Programme, will manage the airlines cargo operations in the two countries. With the new appointments, Emirates...
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World not delivering quality maternal health care to poorest mothers – UNICEF
More than five million families across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean spend over 40 per cent of their non-food household expenses on maternal health services every year, UNICEF said in a new analysis on maternal health. Nearly two-thirds of these households, or around three million, are in Asia while approximately 1.9 million...
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Advancing Safe Motherhood
Responses from 1.2 million women, collected by mobilizers in 114 countries show reproductive and maternal healthcare is often unsanitary, undignified and under-equipped. White Ribbon Alliance reveals the global results of its ground- breaking What Women Want Campaign; the largest ever open-ended survey into womens opinion on their own needs for quality reproductive and maternal...
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IN FOCUS – WD2019: PEPFAR Will Invest Nearly $2 Billion This Year to Empower and Support Women and Girls
At the recently concluded Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, Canada, the U.S. government announced that it will invest nearly $2 billion this year to advance gender equality by supporting millions of women and girls through the U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Through PEPFAR, the U.S. government is deeply committed to gender equality,...
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9 out of 10 girls believe women leaders suffer discrimination and sexual harassment Plan International report
A vast majority of girls worldwide want to take leadership positions in the workplace, politics and wider society, yet more than 9 out of 10 believe as women leaders they will suffer widespread discrimination and sexual harassment, reveals new research by child rights organization Plan International. Close to 10,000 girls and young women between 15...