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Women in Leadership Program in Dubai

The company Wisdom Leaders is hosting a training program Women in Leadership “A Management Masterclass for women in business” from Sep...

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Women-led startups in Google's #40Forward network have raised $20M USD this year

In March, Google for Entrepreneurs launched a campaign called #40Forward, to provide program assistance and $1 million USD in aggregate...

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The Arab Women in Leadership and Business Summit in Dubai

Engaging women to take leadership roles and to support and empower women entrepreneurs is one of the keys to help maintain and accelerate...

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Women employees reshape Saudi Arabia's labor market

This article has been cross-posted with Knowledge@Wharton. Over the past five years, many dramatic shifts have taken place within Saudi...

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Virgin MENA’s Nisreen Shocair: Transforming a record store into an entertainment destination

This article has been reposted from Knowledge@Wharton. Sir Richard Branson founded Virgin Megastores in 1971. Forty years later, after a...

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How can the Arab world’s startup ecosystem work against gender discrimination?

If the global financial system had had more women in decision-making positions, would history have taken a different course? Women at the...

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Cairo Ashoka event seeks to empower communication between female social entrepreneurs and media

Women are playing an increasing role in helping to solve the growing social problems in the Arab world due to successive...

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4 tips on monetizing Arabic content from Rudolf Jabre of 2Pure

This is the first part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional...

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Women's entrepreneurship addressed at recent TechForum conference in Dubai

A panel called ‘How to be a successful woman entrepreneur’ was a highlight of the most recent TechForum event, org...

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Rails Girls, a Finnish programming workshop for women, brings seminars to Cairo

To mark the opening of a local branch of Girls in Tech, Egyptian incubator The Planet hosted Rails Girls Cairo, the...

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Join the #40Forward Hangout tonight to hear more about Google's new program to support women entrepreneurs

Google for Entrepreneurs isn’t leaning back when it comes to promoting the inclusion of women entrepreneurs in tech. This winter, the...

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'Arab Women Rising' compiles untold anecdotes of Arab women changing societies

Women in the Arab world “are commonly depicted as submissive, family-focused, financially dependent, and sensual,” writes Reem Asaad, a se...

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Vital Voices calls women entrepreneurs to apply to a skill-building fellowship by March 15th

Vital Voices, the international NGO that works to empower women, has launched the VV GROW Fellowship Program, to help growth-oriented women...

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Two of Saudi Arabia's leading job recruitment portals partner to boost employment in the Kingdom

Today, two recruitment platforms have joined forces to increase employment levels for local women in Saudi Arabia. Glowork, the Saudi...

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Ashoka Changemakers and GE reveal winners of the Women Powering Work competition

Ashoka Changemakers and General Electric have announced winners of their Women Powering Work: Innovations for Economic Equality in ...

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By women, for women: How two sisters are bootstrapping an online marketplace in Dubai

When we last chatted with the Kanaan sisters, the founders of Ananasa.com, they were struggling with a classic problem that many...

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Yes, we can (code)! Girls in Tech wants to build a girls tech community in Egypt

Many don’t believe that women can be as successful as men in fields related to math and science. Coding and computer programming have p...

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TEDxCarthageWomen celebrates Tunisian women's past, present, and potential

Fresh off the success of its September installment, TEDxCarthage held its latest edition, TEDxCarthageWomen on December 8th, 2013 at...

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Bahraini Women's Day is a hit, galvanized by government support

I took a number at my bank and sat down, waiting for the teller. I looked at my ticket: number 193. I looked up at the customer service...

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Meet the all-woman gaming community igniting creative culture in Saudi Arabia

Gaming, they say, can make a better world. Games make us better at being hopeful, forming social bonds, being productive, seeking...

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9 tips for working from home with kids

In our new "Mompreneur series," I will be sharing experiences, tips and advice for being an effective mother and entrepreneur in the...

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Startup news ticker: Russian news website launches regionally; MAKE Ignition announces the winning startup

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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AMIDEAST Arab Women's Entrepreneurship Project in Lebanon and Morocco

Launched in 2011, the Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship Project (AWEP) is helping women to overcome barriers to their participation in the r...

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Egypt's most famous female carpenter is breaking the mold to build a global brand

"I love the texture of wood, and the random patterns within the grain," says Maha Shoukry, a half-Egyptian, half-Italian entrepreneur who...

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