15 American companies sign 30% women executives pledge
Fifteen American companies operating in the UAE have pledged to put women in 30 percent of their local leadership positions by 2025.
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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.
EU passes 33% quota for women on boards
Women must fill one-third of all EU board director posts or at least 40 percent of non-executive director posts under a new EU-wide directive.
AD Ports Group runs Aurora50’s GLOW leadership accelerator for second year
Maitha Al Murar, Group Chief HR Officer, AD Ports Group, says there is “no lack of female Emirati talent”.
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.
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…
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.
Alumni news: Hind AlAli appointed to board of National General Insurance
Hind Abdulrahman Al Ali has been made an independent board director at National General Insurance.
Six new UAE companies sign Gender Balance Council 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.
