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Cross-cultural perspectives
on Arab's gender equality: A Virtual Study Tour

Funding Body: Council For Australian-Arab Relations, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

 

Cross-cultural perspectives on Arab's gender equality: A virtual study tour, will held on Monday and Tuesday 7th and 8th March

at Flinders University Campus and the Australian Pavillion at EXPO 2020 Dubai.

 

The program will be live streamed to participants in Adelaide, Australia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

 

The program is convened by Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai and Flinders University, Adelaide

 

Project description

In 2020, gender inequalities continued to constrain women’s economic participation in the Arab Gulf states (World Bank, 2021). This project comprises

a virtual study tour and research project that aims to enhance cross-cultural understanding of the barriers to, and opportunities for,

effective gender diversity management.

 

A key aim of the project is to generate novel, nuanced understandings about the various ways in which gender

and culture intersect to shape outcomes for women in the workplace.

To this end, students and academicians from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus will engage with their counterparts from Flinders University, Australia
and with industry leaders in Dubai, in a series of virtual events on gender equality.

Events include online workshops, virtual networking, and virtual cultural experiences, including virtual participation in the Dubai Expo on International Women’s Day.

 

Taken together, the project will facilitate greater mutual awareness and understanding of gender equality in the Arab Gulf states.

 

 EVENT DETAILS

 

Day 1: March 7, 2022

       Time : 10:00 am – 12:00 noon GST

       Venue : Australian Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai

 

  • Virtual Opening Ceremony
  • Panel Discussion Topic: Gender equality in Arab workplaces: Cross-cultural reflections

    Panel members joining us from Australia (virtually):
            
            Ms Reem Alothmany - Lecturer - King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia and PhD Scholar
                                                College of Business Government and Law, Flinders University.
         Mr Srirama Srinivasan Jayaraman - Portfolio Management Team, Bank SA, Adelaide, Australia
            Mr Daniel Philip - Candidate Resourcing Manager, Finite Group APAC, Adelaide, Australia

    Panel members joining us from Dubai :

            Dr. Mona Rashid Al Ali - Manager – Badiri Academy, Sharjah – UAE
            Ms. Aysha S. Al Aydaroo - Head, Business Support – Clean Energy Directorate, MASDAR, UAE
            Ms. Shaikha Al Attas - Managing Director, Royal Solid Wood, UAE
            Dr. Jason Fitzsimmons - Academic President, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus 

Day 2: March 8, 2022

 

  • Virtual Industry Tour - Visit to Women’s Pavilion, International Women’s Day 
  • Virtual Closing Ceremony
  • Virtual tour of Desert Safari from Dubai & Arab dinner