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H.E. Maryam Al Mheiri, CEO, Media Zone Authority – Abu Dhabi and twofour54, believes persistence is important in becoming a leader in your field.

Haddad has been instrumental in recognizing the importance of large-scale, eye-catching campaigns to be able to achieve such visibility as a startup, and clearly, the power of social connections on Facebook seems to have been AppMahal's trump card.

Taking place on April 22, at The Address, Dubai Marina in Dubai, the forum aims to provide a sense of what's in store for women professionals at workplaces.

Raja Al Mazrouei, Executive Vice President of FinTech Hive at DIFC, works on positioning DIFC as the region's leading innovation destination for fintech.

Across her business journey, there's one strategy that Al Barami has always held strong- that of never underestimating the power of technology.

It's worth a watch as the nation takes steps for its aim to be one of the world's top 25 countries for gender equality by 2012.

When you are being mansplained, it is usually from someone who thinks they are more powerful than you, and especially in a workplace, so what you want to do is to disempower them.

Alia Al Rifai, the Chief Financial Officer of Siemens Middle East, says it all starts with the self.

As a third-time mentor of the e7 Daughters of the of the Emirates project, Weymuller continues to share her enthusiasm as a proactive and engaged mentor.

Women employees have to fight their way uphill towards a promotion or a leadership role.

While concerted efforts from the regional business community and government policies have considerably improved the state of female entrepreneurship in the Middle East over the years, there's no denying that there is a lot of ground left to cover.

It's not that women aren't going into STEM fields; it's that they're not staying there.

Endorsed by the UAE Ministry of Economy, the event will bring together up to 500 global business leaders (male and female), policy makers, female professionals and entrepreneurs.

"The life of an entrepreneur is not an easy one, and it's not for everyone."

There are thousands, if not tens of thousands, of well-educated professionals with impressive resumes and extensive work experience who are flexible in terms of their ability to work- the moms who want to get back into the workforce.

Authors David B. Jones, Sophie Le Ray and Radhika Punshi shed light on the common misconceptions associated with Middle Eastern women, and women high up the corporate ladder.

The significant gender divide in the financial sector need not stop women in their determination to succeed in this fast-paced, dynamic industry.

While the financial benefit of incorporating women in the workforce has mobilized some Arab nations to take strides to increase their participation across various sectors and industries, the fact remains that this process isn't the sole responsibility of the government.

Women drive economic growth when given greater opportunity to participate equally in the labor force and can serve as growth accelerators.

Leap Ventures Managing Partner Noor Sweid on encouraging entrepreneurship in MENA and how established businesses can support the region.

While others may have been tempted to call it quits with the business, Ben Chaibah has steadfastly refused to- and the reason for this can be essentially drawn back to her vision for Sail.