Iman Al Qasim, who graduated from Aurora50’s Pathway accelerator in 2021, has become a non-executive, independent director of TAQA, the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company.
International bank Citi has appointed Emirati woman Shamsa Al-Falasi as its CEO of the UAE onshore branch.
The Emiratisation rate must now reach a continuous one percent every six months, rather than just two percent annually.
Some 28,700 Emiratis have taken jobs at private companies since the launch of the Nafis employment programme, figures released this week show.
Another 18 private-sector companies have signed the UAE Gender Balance Council’s SDG 5 pledge to put women in 30% of senior roles by 2025.
15 American companies operating in the UAE have pledged to put women in 30 percent of their local leadership positions by 2025.
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.
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.
