The Inclusion Summit 2023 – in the media

In the media – Dubai Eye 103.8: Business Breakfast – Does the glass ceiling exist in 2023?

Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde talks to Dubai Eye’s Business Breakfast on International Women’s Day about the glass ceiling for women at work.

Zawya: Listed firms in Dubai and Abu Dhabi doubled women board members in two years

The number of women on UAE-listed company boards has more than doubled from 3.5 percent to 8.9 percent in just two years, with 59.1 percent now having at least one female board member, Zawya reports, quoting Aurora50’s research report Non-executive Board Careers in the UAE: A Path to Gender Balance.

Asharq Business Bloomberg: UAE economy will grow with gender balance, says Aurora50’s Wilde

Interviewed on Asharq Business Bloomberg after a quota of one woman per listed UAE board was mandated by the Emirates and Securities Commodities Authority (ESCA), Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde said: “We have a clear message from the government in the UAE that the economy will grow substantially if gender balance is achieved. The challenge lies in creating a pipeline of women, and the extent of women’s access to boards.”