Dr. Basma Omair

CEO of Al Sayeda Khadijah

Bint Khouwailid Center

GCF 2012

“The

Entrepreneurship

Imperative”

21-24 January 2012

Who is Khadijah Bint Khuwailid?

Prominent businesswoman

Homemaker/mother

Religious scholar

First wife of Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him)

All of the above!

Who is Khadijah Bent Khuwailid?

Widow with 3 children

International Businesswomen

Performance Evaluation system

Ethics and Values

Self confidence

Do women have a

supportive

infrastructure to allow

for equal competitive

opportunities?

Women’s Life Cycle

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/2009/06/DivorceDecree.jpg

She Needs to …

FULFILL HERSELF

JUGGLING

WHAT WOMEN DON’T WANT…..

WHAT WOMEN WANT AND NEED IS……

Balance

Infrastructure

Needed

Transportation

Gender sensitive Legalizations

• Women in the Shoura Council

• Women running for Municipality

elections

• Women in leadership positions:

deputy minister, vice mayor,

deputy chair of chambers

• Women ARE NOW ALLOWED to be board members and/or CEOs of companies

• Women ARE NOW ALLOWED to have a business license in Real-estate, contracting, construction, and services

• Women can have Business license in ALL fields

• Ease of loans

• Marketing

• Regulations reform

• Use of technology

• Networking

opportunities

Entrepreneurship remaining

obstacles

Thank You;