Month: February 2025

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  Two candles for Aurora50, many more projects to come

  This month Aurora50 turned two and what a couple of years it has been since our launch in April 2020.

  Diana Wilde
  26th April 2022

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  Six new UAE companies sign SDG 5 pledge

  Some 24 private local and international companies have now signed the UAE Gender Balance Council pledge to ensure women take 30% of C-suite positions by 2025, including DP World.

  Suzanne Locke
  17th March 2022

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  Zawya: How are UAE-listed firms progressing towards gender equity?

  Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde tells Zawya the UAE will not know what progress has been made in putting women on boards until after the latest round of company AGMs this month.

  Suzanne Locke
  9th March 2022

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  Alumni news: Mariam Balfaqeh, board member of Takaful Emarat, talks Pathway20

  Mariam Balfaqeh, board member of Takaful Emarat, talks about graduating from Aurora50’s Pathway20 board accelerator programme and how it helped her gain her first independent board seat.

  Suzanne Locke
  8th March 2022

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  Alumni news: Fatima Al Fahim appointed to board of Arkan

  2020 Aurora50 alumna Fatima Abdalla Al Fahim is appointed to the board of Arkan Building Materials.

  Suzanne Locke
  25th February 2022

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  Press release: Aurora50 signs milestone partnership with General Women’s Union

  Aurora50 and General Women’s Union (GWU) sign agreement to help build pipeline of women leaders for UAE boards.

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  3rd February 2022

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  New UAE governance law for family businesses announced

  A new ownership governance law has come into effect for family businesses in the UAE, which account for 90 percent of private companies.

  Suzanne Locke
  25th January 2022

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  UAE private sector commits to 30% women executives (SDG 5 pledge)

  As 18 UAE private companies – including Dubai Holding, Mars and PepsiCo – commit to putting women at the top, Aurora50 gives its view on building the pipeline of female business talent

  Suzanne Locke
  24th January 2022

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  Dubai Eye Business Breakfast: Women in 30% leadership roles by 2025

  With 18 UAE private-sector companies signing a Gender Balance Council pledge to put women into 30 percent of their executive roles, Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde spoke to Dubai Eye’s The Business Breakfast to discuss the issue.

  Suzanne Locke
  21st January 2022

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  Shining a light on the Gulf’s women board directors

  We interview board directors and Manarat members Amani Bouresli, professor of finance at Kuwait University, Natasha Hannoun, head of debt at Shuaa Capital, Meitha Al Hashemi, ADIB group credit officer, and Sara Nooruddin, head of private investments at Osool Asset Management.

  Suzanne Locke
  29th November 2021

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