Feb 11th, 2019, Dubai (UAE): Governments can have a direct impact on women’s health outcomes and save countless lives by creating programs that leverage emerging technologies to empower women, according to a new report released by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) in collaboration with the seventh edition of the World Government Summit. Titled ”The Role of Emerging Technologies in Women’s...
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Saudi female focused accelerator gaining momentum
February 7th, 2019, Dubai (UAE): As the startup ecosystem continues to develop and grow in KSA, one particular ecosystem player is determined to catalyze startups to the next level. Blossom; Saudi Arabias first and only female focused accelerator is climbing new heights in 2019. After just wrapping up their second accelerator program and accelerating a total...
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Four women out of six shortlisted in 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction in Jerusalem
February 5th, 2019, Dubai (UAE):Hoda Barakat, Adel Esmat, Inaam Kachachi, Mohammed Al-Maazuz, Shahla Ujayli and Kafa Al-Zoubi have today been announced as the six authors shortlisted for the 12thInternational Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). Each of the six shortlisted authors will receive $10,000. The books were revealed by the judging panel during a press conference...
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WGS 2019: Inaugural Advanced Skills Forum to Tackle Volatility of Future Labor Market
February 5th, 2019, Dubai (UAE): Preparing future generations to adapt to the changes in the workplace brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution has never been more critical. Developments in AI, genetics, nanotechnology and biotechnology, to name just a few domains, have transformed the job market irreversibly. It is with this forward-looking premise that the UAE...
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Tapping into economic possibilities via tech in rural Kenya
Jan 28th, 2019, Nairobi (Kenya), Dubai (UAE): TAP Africa has formed solid alliances with Consulnet Corporation, WomenInTechPK, The Shima Foundation, and Ananke Magazine, in an effort to bridge the tech gap in Kenya and expand as well as unlock economic opportunities for young people. With the primary focus on girls in the countrys rural areas,...
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Ananke nominated for the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society Prize (WSIS) 2019
January 24th, Dubai (UAE): Ananke a Dubai-based, digital, multi-faceted, platform empowering women through awareness, advocacy and education, announces that it has been nominated for the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) awards 2019 to be held in April in Geneva Switzerland. Ananke has entered the phase of online voting where voting will continue...
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UAE female-focused Organizations Boost Womens Role in Addressing Sustainability Challenges
January 17, 2019, Abu Dhabi (UAE): NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) and the Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) platform a Masdar-led initiative dedicated to inspiring women and girls to play an active role in addressing global sustainability challenges have announced a strategic partnership for the year 2019. Through this year-long...
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Mind The Gender Pay Gap
January 17th, 2019, Boston & New York City (USA): Citigroup and the investment management firm Arjuna Capital, a leader in gender pay equity shareholder resolutions, announced today that Citi is the first U.S. company to agree to disclose data on its “global median gender pay gap.” The announcement came quickly in response to a 2019 gender pay shareholder...
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Online Identity an asset to Dark Web criminals
While many of us have heard of, or even fallen victim to, cybercrimes such as data and identity theft, it seems that relatively few know the value of the information stolen from us. A new study from Kaspersky Labhas revealed that while our identity may not be worth a lot in terms of dollars, it...
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Leading Gulf Business-led Non Profit Appoints Yasmine Omari as Executive Director
January 10th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): The Pearl Initiative, the leading Gulf business-led non-profit organisation promoting a corporate culture of accountability and transparency, today announced the appointment of Yasmine Omari as its new Executive Director. Ms Omari assumed responsibilities on January 1st, 2019, after being promoted from her position as Head of Programmes at the Pearl...