Gulf Bank promotes female leadership in diplomatic corps

Gulf Bank promotes female leadership in diplomatic corps

KUWAIT: In honor of Kuwaiti Women’s Day, Gulf Bank announced its sponsorship of a panel discussion organized by the Soroptimist Kuwait association for community development. The panel discussed female leaders in the diplomatic corps as part of its support for local civil society efforts that empower women. The event was attended by a large group of newly appointed women in the Kuwaiti diplomatic corps and included other female ambassadors of Arab and foreign countries working in Kuwait.

The participating ambassadors shared their personal experiences in the diplomatic field, and discussed what it is like to work in the diplomatic corps. The attendees also discussed the challenges of the workplace, as well as their strategies as to how they overcame them. They also provided new ambassadors with tips and best practices for the work environment.  The speakers also praised Kuwait’s significant developments in the female empowerment sphere, especially in light of the fact that Kuwait has the largest proportion of women working in the diplomatic corps in the Middle East.

During the event, the ambassadors pointed out that Kuwait has come a long way in empowering women, in terms of both political rights and their participation in the development of the national economy through employment across