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A women’s well-being app builds on Saudi Arabia’s health-tech success
Technology geared toward women’s health, or femtech, is a rapidly emerging field in the Kingdom Beyond fitness tracking, IMC Women’s...
Caline Malek
Nov 2, 20211 min read
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A collection of works of female writers of Arab heritage sets out to ‘win hearts, change minds’
A spirited new anthology of poems and stories by Arab women down the ages overturns common expectations of gender ‘We Wrote in Symbols’...
Caline Malek
Jun 13, 20211 min read
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How a group of Saudi female showjumpers took over the reins
The Equestrian Union was formed in 2015 to allow women to compete on equal footing with men in the Kingdom Arab News Read Article
Caline Malek
Mar 17, 20211 min read
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An exemplar of Saudi Arabia’s progress in women’s economic inclusion and empowerment
As country director of Serco, Mona Althagafi is in charge of operational delivery of services company’s core offerings The Saudi national...
Caline Malek
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Feats of two Saudis offer glimpse of Arab region’s female science talent
Asrar Damdam and Lama Al-Abdi honored by L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents Program In spite of...
Caline Malek
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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Dubai forum highlights gender imbalances at workplace
Strategies for global gender balance, the future of women at work, propelling female entrepreneurship in the region, and women’s role in...
Caline Malek
Mar 11, 20201 min read
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Why Arab countries must give women a fair chance
International Women’s Day is celebrated across the Arab region with calls to action for accelerating gender equality. Day has been...
Caline Malek
Mar 8, 20201 min read
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Saudi Arabia on a fast track to gender equality, study suggests
A World Bank report places Kingdom first in gender equality in GCC bloc and second in the Arab region. The WBL report measures gender...
Caline Malek
Feb 9, 20201 min read
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Meet the Emirati women with cosmic ambitions
When applications opened for submissions to the UAE Astronaut Programme, 4,000 Emiratis applied, of which 34% were women. More than 45%...
Caline Malek
Jan 14, 20201 min read
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How Arab states can gain from women’s workforce participation
Leaders and governments have come to regard women's workforce participation as an economic and strategic imperative. Bringing each GCC...
Caline Malek
Dec 22, 20191 min read
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Saudi women footballers set their sights on green goals
Eight female players have formed the Greens team to promote environmental causes across the Kingdom. The group is led by Rawh Alarfaj,...
Caline Malek
Jun 10, 20191 min read
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Using a business as a force for good is what many have managed to achieve in the region
LibanPost’s Khalil Daoud has an open letter to businesses: They must be a force for good to thrive in the future. Alice Laugher, CEO of...
Caline Malek
Feb 9, 20191 min read
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UN Workshop Helps Fight Violence Against Women in the Arab Region
A UN workshop in Beirut has been getting to grips with a critical issue for the Arab region Of ESCWA’s 22 member states, countries that...
Caline Malek
Sep 20, 20181 min read
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