Entrepreneurs in the Emirates
Women Are Breaking Through Age-Old Limitations on Their Ambitions
While there are still rules limiting what women can do in the United Arab Emirates, the reality is that women are pushing right through barriers that limit entrepreneurship elsewhere in the Arab world. At 60 percent of university students, their opportunities are expanding. But the surge in female workers is not just because of a new sense of opportunity — higher prices also mean that some families need another paycheck to get by. This article includes thumbnail profiles of some leading Emirati businesswomen as well as information on the Dubai Women Establishment, which aims to enhance the role of women in the area.
How to Add to the Gulf States' Gains
While women have a broader economic role than other Arab states, Emiratis are uncertain on how to expand on those gains is
Getting the private sector to promote women to more positions of authority, and giving women in public sector jobs with more power, is the next difficult step for the UAE and Gulf Cooperation Council states in general.
But Frustration Abounds Elsewhere
Many Arab Women Finish School, and For What?
Across much of the Arab world, women are the leading students, and often a significant majority at universities. Then they graduate, and in most countries their opportunities are limited. Many end up in the public sector if they work at all, and while employers do hire women, some say that all other things being equal, they would choose a man, as a woman’s interest or available hours decline after marriage.
Portraits of Top Arab Businesswomen
20-Plus Leaders in Financial Industries Across the Region
From Morocco to Jordan, here are some of the leading lights in the Arab banking and finance industries, many of them women who were the pioneers not only in their company but their country.
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