Abu Dhabi: The low numbers of women in entrepreneurial and managerial positions in the Arab world could be reducing profit margins, leading executives said at a conference in the capital yesterday.
Citing global studies that showed women-owned businesses grew faster than those owned by men, the executives called for the cultural recognition of the female potential in the UAE’s corporate sector.
“Today, nearly 66 per cent of positions in the UAE’s public sector are occupied by Emirati women, compared to only 4 per cent in private corporations,” Almas Jiwani, president of the United Nations Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, said.
http://gulfnews.com/business/general/under-representation-of-women-in-leadership-hampers-businesses-1.937188
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/economics/private-sector-needs-more-emirati-women-workers
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