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Dine with Google – The Second in the Series of Kitchen Dinners
Wednesday 6th May 2009 saw the second in the series of The NextWomen Kitchen Table Dinners. In an intimate Notting Hill residence, the heads of sixteen influential women from the online world of business met over a Sicilian inspired feast of antipasti, chocolate infused chicken and Palermo pastries. The women – who included founders and investors – listened attentively as Gisel Hiscock gave anecdotal stories of her experiences in the corporate world and as Director of New Biz Development in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
A fast pace of conversation ensued as discussions grew from the ingress of technology into Israel and Palestine to the role that technology has to play in today’s society. It was interesting to hear views on the increasingly rapid adoption of technology by younger generations and in particular how it has changed the way in which young and old communicate. For those who have grown up in a world with instant messaging, mobile phones and free Skype-to-Skype calls it was agreed there was immense value in the transfer of their knowledge to the multiple generations of non-users. My 90 year old grandmother after all may well be confused by a ringing tone from her handbag, and yet to always be in contact with family would make everyone happy.
Gisel pointed out:
‘It’s not about mastering the zeroes and ones of binary; it is merely about understanding their capability.’
Concern was raised towards the possible outcome in the personalisation of the web. By subscribing to RSS feeds for example one attendee was anxious that people could potentially close themselves off to the rest of the web and new ideas by never investigating beyond the same parameters. Read more
Women in Business International Connects UK Business to Businesswomen in the Middle East and North Africa
Women in Business International is a B2B programme with a difference. Established as part of a UK Government Initiative to connect businesswomen and invited businessmen in the UK with influential businesswomen in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Iran, it is a non-for profit company run by volunteers to promote women’s economic empowerment. By exchanging and sharing knowledge and skills, WiB seek to provide premier business networking throughout the world for investment and trade opportunities whilst altering the views of women held by international leaders and decision makers.
Designed to appeal to both ends of the business spectrum, the initiative welcomes those at the very top of large scale global companies to lone founders of ethical commerce. The site provides a platform for women to read about relevant news and events from across the world, whilst providing a one-stop shop for business resources including how to start a business, e-mentoring, workshops and scholarships. Read more
International Women’s Day
International Women's Day March 8
Today is international women’s day, a day that honours the economic, political and social achievements of women. The day originated in 1975, when the United Nations began sponsoring it. Two years later, the UN adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace to be observed by Member States.
With more women in the boardroom and an increased number of women serving as role models in work or private life, things are looking good for women. But that many think true equality has not yet been achieved shows the global women’s organization Aurora by highlighting a number of women’s issues. Their worldwide register of IWD local events allows women and the media to find out about local activity on International Women’s Day. Read more
Launch: web portal for women Twffaha
women job portal twffaha
Good news for all Middle Eastern women. Twffaha, a web portal for job seeking Arab women , has launched.
Twffaha, is an online website that has women – only vacancies and job offerings, and a platform for employers to offer and seek prospective women employees.
The site is founded from the belief that women are an underrated asset in the Middle East and that, if recruited properly, they can guide economic growth and sustainability in that area.
The founder of Twffaha is make web entrepreneur and web strategist, Ashraf A. Aziz Mansoor, who got the idea for Twffaha in late 2007. Realising that different studies showed the rate of recruiting women in the region is far beyond the international rates, at a time when he was designing a job portal for a different purpose, he realised women were an underserved niche and a good way to compete with other job portals. The result was the launch Twffaha. Let’s hope there will be plenty of jobs for prospective female internet heroes!
Dubai turns to businesswomen
Business Bay, Dubai
Dubai announced this week that a businesswomen building will arise in its Business Bay development.
Now that the city has exhausted its appeal as a duty-free paradise, as the Islamic financial capital of the world and as the location for the world’s most expensive hotel, the city now seeks the spotlight with its new women-friendly initiative. Eve’s Tower, located within Dubai’s Business Bay development, will be the first tower where only women can own office space.
Women highflyers networking
“I spend a nice and friendly dinner yesterday with eight international women in a cosy restaurant in Paris 6eme. It is amazing, how lovely you can spend an evening with the persons you just met for the first time.” writes a women nicknamed eya-ee.
These comments are not part of a restaurant review, nor do they refer to a speed dating event with eight women, they are the product of a trend reported by trendwatching.com taking hold of the business travelers scene the past year: women’s networking. Read more
Award for Middle Eastern Internet Women
Yourbusiness, a Business Magazine for Small or Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMES) in the Middle East and Visa, the payment solutions provider, have announced an award for Best Female Entrepreneur yesterday.
The award is part of the ‘YourBusiness SME Awards’, an awards programme open to all small to medium enterprises operating in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (these are: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman).
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