Qatar conference aims to celebrate the contribution of business women
Women in Qatar are among the most educated in the MENA region, with more than 70% holding a degree, and Qatar has a higher percentage of women in the formal workforce than the regional average.
Furthermore, Qatar’s gender employment gap is lower than that in most Arab countries, according to Haifa Al Kaylani.
Haifa Al Kaylani is the Founder Chairman of Arab International Women's Forum that was hosted in Amman, Beirut and Dubai in 2012, Palestine in 2013, and London in 2011 and 2014.
"I am especially proud that the first AIWF Conference in Qatar is part of the successful Young Arab Women Leaders series because Qatar is fertile ground for women-owned businesses," Al Kaylani said.
"As Qatar moves towards the realisation of its 2030 Vision, there is no doubt that the role of women will be critical to its success."
"The involvement of the government will be instrumental to improving access to small business grants that can cover startup costs, and to providing free information resources, entrepreneurship exchange programmes and management skills development. AIWF is very much looking forward to supporting that process."
The one-day Conference will take place on Wednesday 28 October 2015 at the Qatar Business Incubation Centre.
The conference aims to recognise and celebrate the contribution of business women in Qatar and to inspire the next generation of young Qatari women leaders to contribute to the development of the Qatari economy and to MENA economic growth overall.
It will address how the government, civil society, the media and the academic sector can help young people in business achieve their potential by launching and growing scalable, profitable businesses that will create jobs and positively impact Qatar’s economy.
For more information on the conference or to view the programme and list of speakers, please visit aiwfonline.com
