UAE gets new Gender Balance Centre for Excellence
The Gender Balance Council launched the Gender Balance Centre for Excellence in Dubai yesterday in partnership with the World Bank, in its drive to promote parity in the UAE and region.
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Say hello to AI, our new fellow board member
HE Khalfan Belhoul, chief executive of Dubai Future Foundation, argues that artificial intelligence will disrupt the boardroom, both helping directors assess risk and be assessed themselves.
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Be seated: 10 UAE women board directors to know
As the UAE celebrates Emirati Women’s Day, we highlight 10 women to know on the UAE’s listed boards, including several chairs.
Average billionaire has three board seats
Guess how many billionaires the average CEO is connected to? As they sit on around four boards, they could open doors…
Spotlight: UAE’s listed companies with 20% women on board
Some 24 companies on Dubai Financial Market (DFM) have women on boards and 44 companies on Abu Dhabi Exchange (ADX), while 19 UAE companies have achieved 20% representation by women on their boards.
Middle Eastern women ‘driving equality’ in finance, says Tony Blair Institute
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has released a report on the modernisation of the Middle East, which specifically refers to the partnership between Aurora50 and the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) as it points out that Middle Eastern women-led initiatives are “driving positive change and equality”.
Sheikha Shamma first GCC woman to take special climate role
Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, co-founder of Aurora50, has been appointed by the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center to its Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Fellowship, the first woman from the GCC to do so.
What HR in the UAE say about DEI
Unconscious bias, the Queen Bee syndrome and a strong pipeline of Emirati women – what we learned from a webinar with CHROs and HR specialists on diversity and inclusion.
Dubai Eye 103.8: Bitesize Business Breakfast – Aurora50’s boardroom research report
Diana Wilde tells the Business Breakfast that some 59% of listed UAE companies now have a woman on board, showing that the quota is “working well”.
