UAE’s Badiri pledges to advance women’s role in future labor market

UAE’s Badiri pledges to advance women’s role in future labor market

UAE-based Badiri Education and Development Academy, the knowledge and capacity building arm of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), has emphasized its commitment to empowering women with knowledge and skills development, at the roundtable conference organized at the Expo 2020 Dubai, Women’s Pavilion.

The roundtable titled, ‘Women and Future jobs: What It Takes to Succeed’ also stressed shaping women’s developmental journey and preparing them for the changing nature of the workplace by equipping them with upskilling and reskilling opportunities.

The conference organized in partnership with Education for Employment (EFE), Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, HSBC, LinkedIn, and Coursera, took place on the sidelines of the Global Goals Week, which was held in the UAE for the first time outside of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The NAMA affiliate brought representatives from international organizations and learning providers to stimulate conversation on opening new doors for women’s future work requirements.

At the event, Badiri also promised its support to building a skilled, mobile, and tech-savvy female workforce and closing digital gender gaps in the workplace through a comprehensive and integrated curriculum designed to equip females with the necessary personal and professional skills development to advance them into the future.

In the opening speech, the Manager