The UAE wants women on boards, but it has hit a cultural wall

Ninety-six percent of positions are held by men, a situation that will remain unless there is a shift in long-held views

18 May 2021 - 19:48 By Abeer Abu Omar and Filipe Pacheco

Getting more women on corporate boards in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was never going to be easy and the numbers after a new rule went into effect to boost their presence bears that out...

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