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WIL ECONOMIC FORUM Resource Center
Our media database includes the latest news footage and archives of past WIL ECONOMIC FORUM articles. Here you will find the collection of publications and reports dating from the organization’s inception in 2000, all the way up to the present day. Check out some of our featured articles below and learn more about our efforts.
SILENT NO MORE: THE BATTLE FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
Written by: JUAN CARLOS PASTOR @ IE Business School
Women’s position in management and leadership has been prominently discussed in the business literature for over three decades. Yet there is increased frustration that the empowerment of women is not advancing quickly enough. Women continue to lag behind men at every career stage.
EPISODE 7 : SOPHIE LE RAY ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN THE ARAB WORLD
Valentino Barrioseta sat with Sophie Le Ray during the 20th WIL Economic Forum to discuss women empowerment and the future of women in the economy. Valentino was also a guest speaker on our “Arts to promote social inclusion” panel discussion.
SOPHIE LE RAY SPEAKS TO CNN ABOUT WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Sophie Le Ray speaks to CNN about Women's Economic Empowerment in the GCC region.
#ENTMETALKS: ENTREPRENEUR MIDDLE EAST TALKS TO SOPHIE LE RAY
On Naseba's Women in Leadership 2017 Forum, Sophie Le Ray discusses how Naseba has evolved, dealing with challenges from a fast-paced growth, and her advice to fellow entrepreneurs. Video produced by Marouane Al Mandri
CNBC - THE FUTURE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SAUDI ARABIA’S WORKFORCE
CNBC’s Hadley Gamble explores the future role of women in Saudi Arabia’s workforce as the Kingdom continues to push through with reforms to modernize its economy
GENDER EQUALITY IN TECH: IS THE MIDDLE EAST LEADING OR LAGGING?
As calls for diversity, inclusion and parity get louder and more successful, we ask just how much progress has been made in the region, compared with the rest of the world.