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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H.E. Noura Al Kaabi to headline LinkedIn MENA Talent Awards 18
UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development to headline LinkedIn MENA Talent Awards 2018.
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Racing into a new era
June, 25th, 2018 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia On the historic day that women begin driving in Saudi Arabia, Careem reveal their new fleet of female drivers. The drivers – referred to as Captainahs will begin working with Careem from today as part of the companys ongoing mission to simplify and improve lies in the region....
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Abu Dhabi Fund for Development hosts Women and Innovation seminar
August 28th, 2016 Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, the UAEs international development arms, has hosted its annual Women and Innovation seminar today to mark Emirati Womens Day. Moderated by Fatima Al Balooshi, Head of Media and Communications at Abu Dhabi Fund for Development the seminar had key note contributions from Dr. Omniyat Al-Hajri,...
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Cultures of Care: On Gender And Autonomy
This is the second article in the three part series on Care Economy. Click to read the first article. Gender has played a galvanizing role in the division of labor from time immemorial. From agrarian communities to modern age societies, economic development has formed its base by leveraging women as tools of production. Remarkable agents...
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Illustrating Aspirations
Aspiration knows no boundaries this is the message Yislamoo, an Arabic greetings company, has clearly illustrated time and again. Dedicated to enhancing social correspondence across the MENA region, the company is a woman-led enterprise based in Jordan that celebrates the magical beauty of Arabian culture, and specializes in print as well as electronic greetings....