Day: 12 January 2023

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  Private sector hires close to 30,000 Emiratis

  Some 28,700 Emiratis have taken jobs at private companies since the launch of the Nafis employment programme, figures released this week show.

  Suzanne Locke
  12th January 2023

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  May Nasrallah: ‘Go seek out your own mentor’

  May Nasrallah, Founder and Executive Chair of deNovo Partners, on allyship, career sponsors and good managers.

  Suzanne Locke
  9th January 2023

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  Celebrating 2022 with Aurora50

  Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde reflects on the year, from widening our remit to all DEI to COP 27 and the SDG 5 pledge.

  Diana Wilde
  20th December 2022

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  56 private-sector companies sign GBC SDG 5 pledge in 2022

  Another 18 private-sector companies have signed the UAE Gender Balance Council’s SDG 5 pledge to put women in 30% of senior roles by 2025.

  Suzanne Locke
  18th December 2022

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  In the media – Accounting & Business: Promoting female leaders

  Women leaders can be a big driver of change, says Accounting & Business (AB), reporting on ACCA’s Women in Finance event in Dubai.

  Suzanne Locke
  14th December 2022

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  Khaleej Times: Female representation on corporate boards ‘vital’ for growth

  There’s a business case for more female representation on corporate boards, panellists said at the Khaleej Times’ Middle East Women Board of Directors Forum.

  Suzanne Locke
  14th December 2022

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  Emiratisation quota and family business law to change UAE workforce

  A private-sector Emiratisation quota and a new family business law mean companies need to think ‘glocal’.

  Suzanne Locke
  14th December 2022

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  15 American companies sign SDG 5 pledge

  15 American companies operating in the UAE have pledged to put women in 30 percent of their local leadership positions by 2025.

  Suzanne Locke
  8th December 2022

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  Bahrain This Month: Celebrating Bahraini Women’s Day

  Aurora50’s Diana Wilde commented in a feature in Bahrain This Month for Bahraini Women’s Day, looking at achievements for women at work in Bahrain.

  Suzanne Locke
  7th December 2022

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  ‘We The UAE 2031’ 10-year plan launched

  A strong economy, generating new jobs, protecting the environment, legal reform and the future of education are the focus of a new UAE 10-year plan, We The UAE 2031, launched last week.

  Suzanne Locke
  29th November 2022

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