Gender diversity in business, economy in Mideast discussed

SHARJAH / WAM

Pearl Initiative held a stakeholders’ meeting, in collaboration with Nama Women Advancement, to discuss data for research currently being undertaken within the Pearl Initiative’s Diversity in Business Leadership programme.
The research includes an online survey that will be used to build a report entitled, “Women in the Economy: The Gulf Region Outlook”, to be published in December 2019. Prominent business and industry leaders participated in the meeting, examining the current status of women in the workplace in the Gulf Region, the contemporary state of gender diversity in the economy, as well as issues commonly faced by women at work.
Other key topics of discussion included obstacles faced by women in entering the Gulf Region’s workforce, their challenges in maintaining a healthy work-life balance, and how organisations may help address these issues and support women in the workplace.
Regarding the research, Reem BinKaram, Director of Nama, said, “The information gathered at this stakeholders’ meeting will add tremendous value to the Gulf-wide research being conducted within the Pearl Initiative’s Diversity in Business Leadership programme.”