Carla de la Vega, Special to Gulf News

Articles from the author

Will being inclusive help companies’ profits?

Businesses cannot get away from working on getting more women to sign up

Companies must understand that inherent biases in how they employ will eventually bite them hard. On the bottom-line.

UAE banks cannot drop the ball on hiring women

Some banks meet targets, but there's still so much to be done in getting, retaining talent

Banking sector in the UAE and Gulf have always been natural magnets for some of the best talents. They should do the same in bringing on board more women recruits.

GCC's big businesses break the gender ceiling

Longer term results from more women in workforces show up well on corporate bottom-lines

Business across the GCC have been working on getting their workforce mix right. It will help with their financials too.

Biases, self-doubt still hold back women in jobs

GCC businesses still need to come up with defined ways to empower women in the workforce

There always seems to be biases coming into play when a women candidate gets a promotion. But this will only hold back companies and the wider economies they are a part of.

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