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Dubai One: Number of women in boardrooms doubled in UAE

Aurora50 in the media - Dubai One, 20/06/22
Suzanne Locke 20 June 2022
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Diana Wilde, co-founder of Aurora50, talks to Business Breakfast’s Richard Dean, as seen on Dubai One, about the number of women in UAE boardrooms doubling and the issue of ‘over-boarding’ that needs to be addressed to ensure that more women will be able to start their board careers early on.
The interview follows the publication of research report Non-executive Board Careers in the UAE: A Path to Gender Balance published by Aurora50 and the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) and sponsored by ADNOC.
Read about the five steps aspiring board directors need to take to reach an independent role in 10-15 years and download the full research report for free.
[Listen to the full interview on Dubai Eye 103.8.]

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