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Mona Ghanem Al Marri, Vice President of the UAE Gender Balance Council (GBC UAE) at the SDG 5 pledge signing in May 2023

Eight new private-sector companies have signed the UAE Gender Balance Council’s SDG 5 pledge.

Iman Al Qasim, EGA Pathway20 participant on Aurora50 background

Iman Al Qasim, who graduated from Aurora50's Pathway20 accelerator in 2021, has become a non-executive, independent director of TAQA, the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company.

Illustration of birds flying over a bright yellow sunset. Picture courtesy Pixabay/ Mohamed Hassan

Aurora50's new women's network, Noora, will ensure that GCC women in power never need to feel lonely, writes Diana Wilde.

Illustration of businessman and businesswoman each holding a mask on a stick. Picture courtesy of Mohamed Hassan, Pixabay

Presenting positive - smiling through your struggles - is a clear sign of imposter syndrome, says Aurora50 coaching partner Hilary Rowe.

Illustration using bikes to show the difference between equality and equity, courtesy of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In equality, everyone is given an equal size bike, from the tall man to the smaller woman to the child to the disabled woman. In equity, each has an adapted bike to fit their needs

As we embrace equity, men need to be allies to women - but women also need to think inclusively.

Illustration of person writing in a notebook, with a cup of coffee and smartphone in front of them. Picture Pixabay/ Mohamed Hassan

A board bio is a one-page summary that tells a story about you, writes Dr Rony Touma of executive and board search firm Spencer Stuart.

Illustration of woman working at laptop with piles of paper and files, and papers blowing about. Woman is holding hand to head, representing burnout. Designed by pch.vector / Freepik

84% of HR directors say burnout must be addressed. We suggest ways organisations can help prevent this workplace syndrome.

Abstract illustration of a network centred to a glowing orb. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Three studies that prove women advance with a good network - but not in the same way as men 

Photo of lightbulb lit up with sparklers behind. Image by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay

What Aurora50's own team members have learned about inclusivity, as we turn three.

Illustration of cogs inside a brain, demonstrating unconscious bias - picture courtesy of Mohamed Hassan, PXHere

Tackling bias about age, gender and even beauty or height is not a one-time fix, but will help create an inclusive workplace.

Woman Emirati engineer working in port wearing brown EGA uniform and protective glasses and white helmet. Picture courtesy EGA

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is focusing on the pillars of gender and Emiratisation in its DEI efforts.

Emirati woman on AD Ports Group's GLOW accelerator

AD Ports Group created GLOW with Aurora50 as a talent development strategy for its high-potential Emirati women employees.

Illustration of woman working at laptop with piles of paper and files, and papers blowing about. Woman is holding hand to head, representing burnout. Designed by pch.vector / Freepik

84% of HR directors say burnout must be addressed. We suggest ways organisations can help prevent this workplace syndrome.

Illustration of person writing in a notebook, with a cup of coffee and smartphone in front of them. Picture Pixabay/ Mohamed Hassan

A board bio is a one-page summary that tells a story about you, writes Dr Rony Touma of executive and board search firm Spencer Stuart.

Aurora50 in the media - Sustainability Middle East magazine launch issue screenshots, interview with Diana Wilde

In its launch issue, new magazine Sustainability Middle East asked Aurora50 co-founder Diana Wilde how she was creating a sustainable future for the region and what the biggest challenges were.

Aurora50 in the media - Arab News report on Emirates Society event, 16/03/23

Aurora50's Diana Wilde told an Emirates Society event that some of the UAE's biggest companies were making progress on inclusion, Arab News reported.

Aurora50 in the media - Diana Wilde on Dubai Eye Business Breakfast 08/03/23

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.

Aurora50 in the media - AB Accounting & Business - November 2022 issue

Women leaders can be a big driver of change, says Accounting & Business (AB), reporting on ACCA’s Women in Finance event in Dubai.

TAQA Jasim Husain Thabet MoU signing with Diana Wilde. 22 May 2023

TAQA, the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, has signed a two-year memorandum of understanding with Aurora50.

Du's ICT workshop with Aurora50, 22 March 2023: Diana Wilde, Co-Founder Aurora50; Dr. Hoda Alkhzaimi, Co-Chair, Global Future Council for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum; Hanan Ahmed, Chief Regulatory Affairs and Risk Officer, du; and Fiona Fox, Finance Director MEA, Microsoft

Du and Aurora50 held a workshop on imposter syndrome for women in ICT in March.

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