Local female talent retention in the Gulf: Emirati women bending with the wind

Marmenout, Katty; Lirio, Pamela

doi:10.1080/09585192.2013.826916

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“…Together with the travel restrictions and the expectation to marry and have children, Emirati women may thus not progress in their careers to the same extent as males. Although mentioned by a few students in the present study, Marmenout and Lirio (2014) female Emirati entrepreneurs reported having to show restraint in terms of their careers and income generation so as not to outshine their husbands. As "culture is a macroconcept which subsumes religion" and since "Culture and, with it, religion are the sources of the gender construct .…”

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confidence: 87%

“…As more Emirati women enroll in higher education and become leaders in their respective areas, the 'gender' harness that tethers them to men will gradually loosen. Schvaneveldt et al (2005) study of mothers and daughters concluded that the Emirati women of the present generation are "core change agents for social revolution in this rich nation of desert history, oil wells, and traditional family life" (p. 90) while the entrepreneurial women in Marmenout and Lirio (2014) and Tlaiss (2015) studies worked towards "fulfilling their personal needs by negotiating the discriminatory cultural values of their societies, and positioning their entrepreneurship careers on the premise and promise that would allow them to meet their socially ascribed roles better" (p. 576). Most of the female students in the present study were ambitious, with great career aspirations in medicine, but largely saw themselves constrained by societal expectations of marriage and motherhood and their status in society.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In particular, the verse that states that men are 'guardians' (qawamum) has been used to entrench the women to roles of obedient wives and mothers and males as their guardians (Badawi 1971). Muslim women themselves are, however, challenging their status, with several forms of Islamic feminism having emerged (McDonald 2008) and with an increasing number of female entrepreneurs who have been able to navigate the constraints of their socio-cultural contexts (Goby and Erogul 2011;Itani et al 2011;Marmenout and Lirio 2014;Tlaiss 2015).…”

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“…This is not surprising considering that gender roles in the Middle East have been shaped by four elements: the centrality of the family (vs. the individual) as the main unit in society, the man as the sole breadwinner, a code of modesty that rests on family dignity and the reputation of women, and the unequal balance of power in the private sphere that is anchored in family laws (United Nations Development Program UNDP;World Bank 2003a, 2003bMetcalfe 2006). In response to this social and religious order, women have navigated the patriarchy and structural and attitudinal organizational barriers by engaging in business development amongst themselves, such as the Arab Women' Society, a Gulf Co-operative Council organization dedicated to Arab women's business (Metcalfe 2006) and have also become entrepreneurs (Goby and Erogul 2011;Itani et al 2011;Marmenout and Lirio 2014;Tlaiss 2015). Notwithstanding these activities and despite the UAE setting up a Gender Balance Council with plans to improve maternity leave, the latest 2016 Global Gender Gap report ranks the UAE 124th (out of 144 countries) in terms of gender inequality (World Economic Forum 2016;Arabian Business.com 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Male and Female Emirati Medical Clerks’ Perceptions of the Impact of Gender and Mobility on Their Professional Careers

McLean

Higgins-Opitz

2017

Social Sciences

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Abstract:Background: Medicine has undergone profound changes in terms of the number of women entering the profession with postulated implications of this 'feminization' for the profession. The present phenomenological study sought to gain insight into the experiences of final year male and female Emirati medical students (clerks) in terms of the impact of gender on their careers. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 of the 27 clerks. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed thematically. Findings: There was consensus that the gender profile of medicine in the United Arab Emirates was changing as opportunities emerged for Emirati women to branch into different medical specialties. These opportunities were, however, local or regional due largely to travel restrictions on women. Females would thus receive a less highly regarded board certification than males who were encouraged to specialize abroad. On their return, males would be appointed as consultants or as high-ranking administrators. Participants also acknowledged that like their roles in their society, some medical specialties were 'gendered', e.g., surgery (male) and pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology (female). Conclusion: Although religious and cultural traditions around gender and mobility will influence the professional careers of male and female Emirati medical graduates, the situation is, however, changing.

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Male and Female Emirati Medical Clerks’ Perceptions of the Impact of Gender and Mobility on Their Professional Careers

McLean

Higgins-Opitz

2017

Social Sciences

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“…Further, the vision of the UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum put emphasis on hard work and continuous training to maintain the ability of UAE to cope with changes locally and internationally. Accordingly, many organisations in the UAE have begun to invest in leadership development (Madsen, 2010;Mameli, 2013;Marmenout and Lirio, 2014). …”

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Leadership Development Programs: Investigating the Impact of Contextual and Cultural Factors on LDP Effectiveness in the United Arab Emirates

Kamali¹,

Jayashree²,

Lindsay³

2015

IJMAR

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Abstract:The interest in leadership continues to grow over the past few decades. Leadership Development Programs (LDPs) have become a priority for all sectors, especially for the public sector. However, LDPs tend to be based on Western leadership theories, and predominantly utilize Western leadership development approaches, and do not consider the influence of national culture in their utilization, namely high-context cultures, as exists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This exploratory study focuses on elucidating leadership conceptualizations among Emirati leaders identifying their perceptions of the factors that impact on LDPs and leadership outcomes in the UAE public sector. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 leaders from three Dubai government organisations and data were analyzed using NVivo 10. The significance of the findings of the study are: (1) leadership conceptualizations were based on the common themes of inspiring others and communication, (2) mentoring and coaching were noted to be among the best mechanisms utilized in LDPs, (3) leadership challenges included access to financial resources, adapting to 'smart' government, and building and retention of leaders-hence the need for effective LDPs. The study provides a unique and significant contextual contribution highlighting improvement in opportunities for leadership development programs in the UAE public sector.

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