From 19th-century shop girls to 20th-century buyers, modern retailing has been a female-friendly work environment. Just look at the photos today’s department stores use to illustrate their commitments to diversity. Women typically outnumber men at least two-to-one, a ratio that reflects reality. At Nordstrom, for example, 70 percent of all employees and 69 percent of managers are women. So ...

  This is a busy time for major central banks. The Bank of Japan and European Central Bank met last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Federal Reserve meet this week, and the Bank of England meets next week. Although most major central banks are deciding not to make big changes to monetary policies, global interest-rate expectations among ...

  Growing up isn’t what it used to be. There’s a yawning gap between the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood: a period when millions of 20-somethings and 30-somethings have many adult freedoms without all the responsibilities. Social scientists have tried — so far in vain — to name this new life-stage, but no one should question its ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, stressed that the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, provides great support for culture, literature, science and knowledge, placing them among its priorities, while encouraging authors ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Chairman of the Board of Director of National Media Council, NMC, has highlighted the importance of the Arab Media Forum as an interactive platform for the region’s media sector enabling dialogue and exchange of information to enhance media performance. “There is no doubt that holding ...

  SHABWAH / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), continued its mission to distribute food aid across the Shabwah governorate in Yemen, as part of its efforts to alleviate the suffering of citizens and enhance their security and stability. ERC representatives said that these continued humanitarian efforts stem from the UAE’s keenness to assist the people of Yemen and to help ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF, (EWS-WWF), announced on Monday the appointment of Laila Mostafa Abdullatif as Director-General, with an overall responsibility to lead the organisation locally and represent WWF in the UAE and regionally. An EWS-WWF veteran since 2009, Abdullatif will now strategically lead the environmental non-governmental organisation which has deep roots and a ...

  Dubai / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has participated in the fourth annual edition of the Telecom Leaders’ Summit, organised by ‘SAMENA Telecommunications Council’ under the theme, ‘Uniting Vision and Collaboration’. TRA is considered the official sponsor of the event, which witnesses the participation of public and private ICT decision makers from 25 countries from South Asia, MENA, as ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, discussed the promotion of bilateral ties between the two countries, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest during the talks held ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Investment Company, established after the merger of Mubadala Development Company and International Petroleum Investment Company, began operations on Monday with a new logo purporting a welcome to the employees. The new entity is expected to accelerate Abu Dhabi’s economic diversification as it is active in 13 business sectors in more than 30 countries globally. The ...