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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The number of women holding board seats in UAE listed firms has more than doubled over in two years, Gulf News reports, quoting Aurora50’s research report Non-executive Board Careers in the UAE: A Path to Gender Balance.
Fast Company Middle East recently reported on this important topic and invited Aurora50 to comment.
Aurora50 co-founder Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan writes in The National about the ‘Great Reset’ and what it means for UAE women in the boardroom.
