'79% of organizations globally say advancing women into leadership roles is not a formal business priority.'
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When I moved to Dubai in 2009, I often had friends ask me how it was living and working in the Middle East as a woman. Little did they know at the time that the region defies preconceived notions, and nowhere is that more striking than in tech, where women are driving change. It’s been wonderful to be able to witness that transformation- and to work to support these pioneering women. The region has seen no shortage of trendsetters, from Dr.
According to UNESCO, women account for more than half of the engineering student population in some Arab states, and between 34% and 57% of recent STEM graduates in the region are women. That’s a much higher rate than in universities globally, and a testament to the change underway in the Middle East region. The challenge, however, is ensuring that the talent emerging from universities find their way into the workplace.
“Even though I’m confident in my own abilities, I know that not everyone in my position feels the same way, and that most people don’t have the support network I have,” Asna said. “What I love most about my role as a Cloud Developer Advocate for IBM is that it grants me a platform toAsna is part of a growing ecosystem in the Middle East region where women support each other’s career growth, and showcase their own paths as role models.
Through a recent hackathon, Asna developed a project called Be-My-Hands, an application that integrates Watson Speech to text-enabled voice commands into actions, so that people like her can more easily do the basic tasks of business, like opening a new tab in a browser or closing a folder.Nora Al Nashwan is another good example. Nora works on our IBM Blockchain Services team, and has become a role model in Saudi Arabia.
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