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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.
Insights & opinion
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.
As COP 27 convenes, we look at the UN's 17 sustainable development goals, and how the UAE is aligned.
Three tools to help you use design thinking your career and map your stakeholders and sponsors.
Statistics to take to your executive or board to help you persuade your business DEI training is worthwhile.
My school motto, Esse Quam Videri, means “to be, rather than to seem. I have lived by it throughout my career in order to build social capital and be an agile leader - but authentically so, writes Diana Wilde.
When it comes to Environmental, Social and Governance, MENA stock exchanges are becoming key promoters, says Deloitte Middle East’s Franck Van Dellen Ramon.
Design thinking shapes a business by prioritising the consumer's needs - learn how you could use it.
Aurora50 expanded its remit this year beyond gender balance in the boardroom, to look at wider equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). Diana Wilde explains why.
Aurora50 in the media
The number of women on UAE-listed company boards has more than doubled from 3.5 percent to 8.9 percent in just two years, with 59.1 percent now having at least one female board member, Zawya reports, quoting Aurora50's research report Non-executive Board Careers in the UAE: A Path to Gender Balance.
Arabian Business: Video – Five steps to ensure women are appointed to board positions
The number of women holding board seats in UAE listed firms has more than doubled over in two years, Arabian Business reports, quoting Aurora50's research report.
أدت الجهود الحثيثة، التي تبذلها دولة الإمارات في سعيها المستمر نحو تحسين التنوع بين الجنسين إلى زيادة عدد المناصب، التي تشغلها النساء في مجالس الإدارة لهذا العام إلى 8.9%، لتسجل بذلك ارتفاعاً بنسبة 3.5 % بالمقارنة مع عام 2020، وذلك وفقاً لبحث أجرته مؤسسة أرورا 50 الاجتماعية، وهي مؤسسة تعمل على تحقيق التكافؤ بين الجنسين في مجالس إدارة دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي، بالتعاون مع كلية محمد بن راشد للإدارة الحكومية.
The National: Listed UAE companies more than double number of female board members in diversity push
The number of women in board positions rose to 77 seats in 2022, from 29 seats in 2020, The National reported, quoting Aurora50 research report Non-executive Board Careers in the UAE: A Path to Gender Balance.
Aurora50's press releases
Press release: Central Bank of the UAE and Aurora50 partner to enhance female representation on boards of UAE companies
Abu Dhabi, UAE — 13 March 2021: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with …
Press release: Aurora50 convenes high-level steering committee with leading government and private-sector organisations to driving board-level gender balance
23 November 2020; Abu Dhabi: Senior representatives of several leading organisations have agreed to collaborate with Aurora50 to shape and advance board-level …