AURAK researchers relaunch the Virtual Center for Women & Organizations

team of researchers from the American University of Ras Al Khaimah and the American University of Sharjah marks  with the relaunch of the . The project is a research study that supports values of ‘International Women's Day’(March 8th, 2022) – "A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive".  .The research is part of a project aiming to empower women's leadership;.’’ This study is supported by a research grant from the ''Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research''.    

The research team includes:  

The virtual center is a portal that celebrates women's achievement and development of women's empowerment in the United Arab Emirates and the wider region. It offers a rich legacy of years of research applied to practice that showcases women's achievements in the region and offers freely available professional development resources to trainers, teachers, and individual women.  

One of the key takeaways from the portal is the  to facilitate maximizing women’s professional expertise.  The lack of female representation in the public forum and media has led to the creation of this powerful resource to help locate women with knowledge and experience to assure gender balance for all audiences and in all endeavors.  

The  will also host a  to include personal interviews with working women in the Northern Emirates, featuring their fascinating stories of life journeys, from where they started to now! 

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