IPOs mean more women for boards: here are some of the biggest in the UAE this year, from AD Ports Group to Borouge to DEWA.
Maitha Al Murar, Group Chief HR Officer, AD Ports Group, says there is “no lack of female Emirati talent”.
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.
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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 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.
![[Aurora50 template] Hind Al Ali](https://aurora50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022_06_03_EWD_1-Hind-Al-Ali.jpg "[Aurora50 template] Hind Al Ali")
Hind Al Ali has been made an independent board director at National General Insurance.
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.
