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Where we Stand and Where we Want to go : Women on Boards in Egypt

Where we Stand and Where we Want to go : Women on Boards in Egypt
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EVENTS

Workshop Speakers

  • Dr. Sherif Kamel Dean, "School of Business The American University in Cairo".
  • Dr. Maya Morsy "President Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW)"
  • Ms. Christine Arab Country Representative, UN Women Egypt Office.
  • Dr. Per-Axel Frielingsdorf Charge d’affairs a.i. Embassy of Sweden to Egypt.
  • Dr. Ghada Howaidy Women on Boards Observatory Founder, Associate Dean, Executive Education and External Relations School of Business, The American University in Cairo..
  • Dr. Yehia El Husseiny Corporate Governance Project Manager, ESG Sustainability Advice & Solutions Department, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group.
  • Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Soliman Executive Director, Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIOD).
  • Graduation of Women Participants of Corporate Directors Certification Program
  • Guest of Honor Dr. Mohamed Omran Chairman, The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA).

Number of participants

  • BWE21 were invited to attend

Workshop Date

  • 23/03/2021

Workshop outcome

The WoB Observatory is collaborating with its partners: The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), The National Council for Women (NCW), The Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIOD), The International Finance Corporation (IFC), The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and UN Women, to accentuate the following:

  • Highlight the policy and legislative changes to institutionalize gender diversity on corporate boards.
  • Launch the 2020 WoB Annual Monitoring Report and way forward to reach 2030 targets.
  • Shed light on the importance of closing the gender gap and increasing diversity on boards to improve companies’ performance.
  • Provide an overview of resources available for companies to support board placement of qualified women.
  • Graduate 55 certified women board directors.

P.S. This work is implemented within the framework of the joint programme “Promoting Productive Employment and Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine”, implemented by UN Women and ILO in partnership with the National Council for Women and the Ministry of Manpower through a generous fund by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).