Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability, the Founder of the “Circle of Hope” Foundation and Co-Founder of Aurora50, highlighted the novel coronavirus pandemic as the social and economic crisis underlining existing challenges in gender parity, during a session titled, ‘The Role of Women in a Post COVID-19 World’.
The session, held online for the first time, is part of the Ramadan Pioneer Series, by Dubai Future Academy (DFAc), an initiative by Dubai Future Foundation (DFF). This year’s Ramadan Pioneer Series titled, ‘Life after the COVID-19’, aims to bring awareness about the implications of the novel virus in different sectors of society, identify key takeaways and build a reliable plan of action for future challenges and opportunities.
Sheikha Shamma shed light on the impact of the pandemic on the lives of women in business and society and shared best practices on how to empower female leaders in government, the workplace and community, post COVID-19.