From pledge to impact: How UAE organisations are advancing gender balance
Dubai: Gender balance is increasingly moving beyond corporate commitments and into measurable policies, leadership targets, and workplace initiatives, according to speakers at the inaugural SDG 5 Pledge Awards in Dubai. The UAE Gender Balance Council has honoured four organisations for initiatives aimed at increasing women’s representation, developing future talent, and creating workplaces that…
Dubai: The inaugural SDG 5 Pledge Awards in Dubai celebrated four organisations for their efforts to advance gender balance. The UAE Gender Balance Council honoured Standard Chartered UAE for implementing policies that promote gender balance, ADNOC for its leadership representation of women, Schneider Electric for an exemplary initiative, and Deloitte Middle East for its family-focused approach.
The SDG 5 Pledge, overseen by the UAE Gender Balance Council, aims to increase women's participation in private-sector leadership and decision-making. Speakers highlighted the need to view gender balance as a leadership responsibility and the importance of leadership accountability in achieving gender balance.
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