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Doing business or finding a job in Saudi Arabia are more challenging for women, especially due to cultural and tradition norms. However, certain trends have fostered women to take on more active roles in the Kingdom. For example in family businesses as female family members become shareholders via inheritance, they will tend to request a role in the governance and oversight of the business. Similar developements can be found in the education and health sector, where women have reached leadership positions.
Dr Basmah M. Omair is CEO of the Khadijah Bint Khuwailed Center at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The center is lobbying for the economic empowerment of women in Saudi Arabia. Dr Omair worked on many regulatory reforms that came into effect recently allowing women’s increased participation in national development in many different
sectors. Prior to her current post, Dr Omair was a Consultant for the American University in Washington DC and the Global Peace Organization, evaluating the education system in Iraq.
Information on participating / attending:
The event is open to the public, with advance registration requested at: yasser.mehanna@zmo.de
Date:
04/21/2015 18:00 - 04/21/2015 19:30
Registration deadline:
04/21/2015
Event venue:
Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung
Trajekteraum, 3rd floor
Schützenstraße 18
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Business and commerce, all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Economics / business administration, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
04/08/2015
Sender/author:
Yasser Mehanna
Department:
Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO)
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event50491
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