Bahrain’s DANAT benchmark for Women empowerment

Bahrain’s DANAT benchmark for Women empowerment

Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones, 'DANAT', the kingdom's guardians of global gemmological excellence and the world's leading laboratory for pearl testing, research and technology, has announced that they have achieved gender equality, with more than 53% of the entire DANAT workforce comprised of women.



DANAT Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Noora Jamsheer, commented on the announcement: "I am very pleased that DANAT has bridged the gender gap. The diversity of the talented DANAT team is our greatest asset as it brings more perspectives to the table and ensures creative problem solving. Therefore, empowering women to succeed is also empowering businesses to succeed by utilizing the full spectrum of the teams' creative talents.“



Many high achieving women work at the DANAT Institute. Dr. Reem Almealla, a Marine Biologist by profession, is DANAT's Research Manager, who holds a PhD in Marine Biology and specialises in coral reef ecology. She has worked on marine projects in Bahrain, Indonesia, Seychelles, South Africa and Madagascar. DANAT is also proud to have a number of graduates from our own Bahrain University as Laboratory Gemmologists. Zainab Ali, Fatema Al Makhlooq, Latifa Flamarzi, Fatema Al Mahmood, Zainab Rajab, and Fatima Al Bedal just to name a few who began their career at