(Sharjah, UAE): NAMA Women Advancement (NAMA) will offer in-depth insights into diversity and inclusion as it guides organisations into creating safe gender-inclusive work environments through the lens of Human Resources at an upcoming interactive workshop in Dubai. Held under NAMAs initiative Irtiqa, under the theme The Future of Work is Gender Inclusive and organised in...
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Women in Media Forum calls for investing in womens capabilities, creating influential media models
Dubai, UAE: The Dubai Business Women Council has organized the “Women in Media” forum in collaboration with MBC GROUP the leading and largest media organization in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to discuss the crucial role that media organizations can play in increasing the representation and accountability of women in the...
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New UN policy brief shows the devasting impacts of the Ukraine war on women and girls
(New York, USA): A new UN policy paper published as the Security Council meets on Ukraine, reveals how the war and its global impacts on food, energy and finance are affecting women and girls disproportionately both inside Ukraine and globally. From the school-aged girls who are at risk of being obliged to drop out to get...
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Autumn Internships launched by forward thinking platform designed to revolutionize connectivity between youth and organizations
September 22nd, 2023, (Dubai, UAE): Yspot, the unique and forward-thinking platform designed to revolutionize connectivity between youth and organizations, announces the commencement of its Autumn Internships, in partnership with industry leaders, after celebrating the success of its summer pilot program. As part of its mission to support students in future career choices, the newly-launched, female-led...
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Dubai Cares Vision for Global Education Takes Centerstage at 77th UNGA
September 20th, 2022 (Dubai, UAE): Continuing its global advocacy efforts for a transformed education ecosystem, Dubai Cares, a civil society organization formally associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications, unveiled the Rewiring Education for People and Planet report at the Transforming Education Summit (TES) in collaboration with the Education Commission. Held as part...
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Apps UP 2022: Huawei empowers Women in Tech
September 19th, 2022, (Dubai, UAE): Huawei, the global tech giant, continues its legacy of honoring and empowering women in technology by presenting the unique Tech Women’s Award in the Huawei Global App Innovation Contest (Apps UP) 2022 in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The award category provides regional women app developers a global stage...
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Kearney Survey: 6 in 10 women concerned that hybrid working style leads to missing out opportunities for career progression
Over half (51 percent) of women stressed that transparency around pay and remuneration was a key consideration in removing barriers around diversity, equity, and inclusion. September 8th, 2022, (Dubai, UAE): Six in 10 women expressed concern that a hybrid working style leads to them missing out on key opportunities for career progression, a strong sentiment...
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Achieving full gender equality is still centuries away, warns the UN in new report
September 6th, 2022, (New York, USA): At the current rate of progress, it may take close to 300 years to achieve full gender equality, the Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): The Gender Snapshot 2022 shows. Global challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, violent conflict, climate change, and the backlash against...
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Promoting digital & financial inclusion through 6th round of She Loves Tech Pakistan
Expressing her inspiration behind bringing She Loves Tech to Pakistan, CIRCLEs founder Sadaffe Abid says: At CIRCLE we are committed to promoting digital and financial inclusion of women along with creating an enabling ecosystem for women startups and women in tech. HBL has been our key partner from early days and collectively we will be...
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OneLoad Women Empowerment Project Signs MoU with Kashf Foundation Enabling Women Micro Entrepreneurs
Lahore, Pakistan: OneLoad Women Empowerment Project (OWEP) funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has signed an MoU with Kashf Foundation for a limited scale pilot targeting their beneficiaries. The pilot project will help Kashfs beneficiaries to earn a supplemental income. Speaking on the occasion Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director of Kashf, said, Through this innovative...