Gulf Bank celebrates Int’l Women’s Day with workshop

Gulf Bank celebrates Int’l Women’s Day with workshop

KUWAIT: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Gulf Bank’s Human Resources department organized a workshop for all bank employees to attend titled “Levelling the Playing Field”, which has a number of leaders from the bank participating by sharing their wisdom and success stories in relation to empowering women. The workshop included a panel discussion that revolved around topics that affect women in the workplace, such as: self-empowerment, how to be an ally to your colleagues, different ways to balance work and social life, and showing appreciation to those who deserve it.

The workshop panelists were: The Deputy General Manager of Corporate Banking, Faisal Algharabally. The Deputy General Manager of Consumer Banking, Head of Marketing, Najla Al-Eissa. The Assistant Manager of Corporate Banking, Noura Al-Houti.  The Executive Manager of Human Resources, Hamed Al Tamimi.

On this occasion, Salma Al-Hajjaj, General Manager of Human Resources, stated that Gulf Bank’s interest in women empowerment is to implement the bank’s strategy for 2025, which is also aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goals that advocates for equal rights in the workplace and society. This was also incorporated in the decision of the Gulf Bank’s Board of Directors to cancel all cases of discrimination between male