- Duration: 3 Days
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McKinsey & Company has identified that companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 21% more likely to experience above-average profitability than its fourth quartile competitors[1]. The findings are a strong indication that when you increase gender diversity in an organisation, you are making positive progress towards enhanced decisions, better performance, and higher corporate growth.
In the Middle East, these facts have not gone unnoticed and the role of women in workplaces (in both the public and private sectors) is evolving. For instance, roughly one third of start-ups in the UAE today are run by women[2], and nine of the members of the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Cabinet (or the Council of Ministers) are women[3].
As there is a commercial need for diversity, there is equally an evident desire for change. This change requires a number of actions, not least around the development of our future female leaders. Operating in a traditionally male orientated culture requires targeted development to break the boundaries that have inhibited women's career ambitions.
This highly interactive workshop has been developed to focus on the qualities regarded as critical for successful female leaders (particularly those working in the GCC), to support them not only as successful leaders but also as role models for the next generation of leaders in the region.
[1] Hunt, V., Prince, S., Dixon-Fyle, S., & Yee, L. (2018). Delivering through Diversity. McKinsey & Company.
[2]Thomson-Hall, P. (2019, April 5 ). Five ways to increase gender parity in the MENA region | World Economic Forum.Retrieved from World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/five-ways-increase-genderparity-mena-middle-east/
[3] The Official Portal of the UAE Government . (2019, September 24). The UAE Cabinet - The Official Portal of theUAE Government. Retrieved from The United Arab Emirates' Government Portal:https://www.government.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-uae-government/the-uae-cabinet
About Informa Connect Middle East
Informa Connect Middle East, is part of Informa, a multinational publicly listed publishing and events company.
The Middle East office was previously known as IIR Middle East, and has been established in Dubai since 1993. Informa Middle East has grown to be the largest event organiser in the region and with over 300 staff, the office runs over 450 training courses and over 40 conferences regionally on an annual basis.
The company also incorporates Informa Global Exhibitions which organises around 130 trade and consumer exhibitions in over 38 cities across the globe. Arab Health, Cityscape, Middle East Electricity and The Bride Show are some of the flag ship events.
Aside from the public training courses, conferences and exhibitions, Informa Middle East also provides in-house training to companies as well as manages events on behalf of corporate clients. Some of the past clients include NBAD, Microsoft, Etisalat, STC, Mobily, and ADNOC.
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