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Dubai: Science and technology experts from around the Arab world have flocked to the first Arab Women in Science and Technology Conference held this week. Lack of education and employment opportunities were the main talking points of the event seeking ways to empower Arab women.
"Empowering women is about giving them the opportunity to advance themselves and become successful," said Dr Sulayma Al Barwani, Member of Parliament and Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman.
"I hope that through the efforts of this conference we can come up with an accurate estimate of how women are doing in the science and technology field, find the size of the gap between men and women in this field and whether this is a problem in the Arab world or with women in general. You can't begin to solve a problem without first identifying it and assessing it."
"A rising trend sees that with the advancement of economic development, women, more than men, are not taking advantage of the employment opportunities offered to them," said Dr Maitha Salem Al Shamsi, UAE Minister of State. "Low-paying jobs are discouraging women from leaving the house...[ Read full story]
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