The recent news that women hold 6.8 percent of board seats across the GCC (up from 5.2 percent in 2024), from the inaugural GCC Board Gender Index 2025 by Aurora50 and Heriot-Watt University Dubai, was widely covered by the media across the region.
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Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde was interviewed on Dubai One’s Emirates News television show to discuss the new Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA) quota of one woman per listed board in the UAE by 2025 and the agreement signed with the UAE Central Bank to enhance gender diversity.
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.
The Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce hosted an Aurora50 roadshow on national youth initiatives for diversity, equality and inclusion, reports Al Bayan.
