Doha hosts Islamic Business Women Forum

Under the auspices of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Misnad, consort of the Emir of Qatar, and in joint cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Qatari Business Women Forum, the Qatar Businessmen Association organizes in the period between 13-15 November 2007 the Third Business Women in the Islamic World Forum.

The Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry comprises 5.4 million business people, belonging to more than 500 chambers of commerce and industry. The meeting will be an excellent opportunity for business women and personalities, representing 57 Islamic countries, to meet and review issues of mutual interest.

The forum will act as a platform for linking business women in the Islamic world and establishing a large communication network to serve their business, in addition to encouraging more activities by women in the Islamic Chamber's affiliates and organs.

Individual experiences and success stories will be shared during the meeting in order to benefit all participants. Mechanisms for the creation of a comprehensive information network, training programmes and providing technical assistance to business women will be reviewed. Encouraging the latter to engage in setting up SME's and launching their own projects will also be part of the forum's agenda

. The forum will also review the role of local business women associations in promoting women's participation in building their social and economic environment. In addition, the best world practices in decision making for business women will be part of the discussions, as well as the role of capital providers in encouraging business women to pursue their goals and develop their own projects.

Aisha Al Fardan, Vice-President of Qatar Business Women Forum said the intensive attendance of Business people is a great gain by itself; hence they can exchange experiences through a gathering of such kind.

In the beginning the Qatari business women activities were limited to fashions, cosmetics, and other simple commercial professions, but now they work in all sectors including automobiles, jewelries, and real estate, they also work in all kind of governmental institutions and ministries, she added.

She said the biggest challenge the Qatari woman is facing is how to change the outlook of society towards women and the men's refusal to work under women in the workplaces. The Qatari woman now enjoys more participation in the social system and in the coming years she will be equal to the man and works side by side to the man.

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