Women in the workplace can get to a point in their careers where they have achieved a certain level of success and have a feeling that they want more. This career success to date has often been built on hard work, diligence and the demonstration of behaviours and habits that have served as strengths to…
Contemporary female artist turns her passion into a business | Kristel Bechara
Kristel Bechara, an award-winning contemporary artist from Lebanon is best known for her dynamic patterns and expressive colours. Kristel Bechara, As a wife and mother of two, she explores worldwide cities to acquire her inspiration and her latest collections called ‘Celebrating Women’ addresses many female issues such as gender pay gap. Kristel Bechara really has…
3 steps to successfully changing careers
Are you looking for a career change but not sure what the next right move is? Or maybe you know the next move, but you are not sure how to get started? If you have answered yes, then this article is for you. And, don’t be alarmed if you are not sure what the next…
Women in Business: Interview with Stephanie Neuhold
Juggling corporate and personal can be a job in itself. We caught up with Stephanie Neuhold, Head Rovester (Hotel Manager) of Rove Trade Centre Hotel to find out how she manages to keep on top of her game. She is a passionate hotelier, mum, wife, daughter and a transformer in the rapidly growing lifestyle hotel industry.…
Interview with Alana Sorokin, Founder of Joseph & Alexander
Australian-born, London-based Alana Sorokin is the founder of Joseph & Alexander, a quirky, sustainable, durable fashion brand, laced with imagination. Having previously worked in estate and property at Knight Frank London, Sorokin credits elements of real estate specifically landscapes, architecture and interiors that she has drawn from and used as inspiration within the launch of…
How companies can welcome back mums
Parenthood is exciting, life-changing, and transformational to the core – personally and professionally. It is an experience every woman looks forward to with much joy and anticipation beyond compare. Not entirely the case though for working expectant moms, who start having unwanted anxious feelings looming around this happiness, and soon become inherent to what’s supposed…
How to become a Travel Counsellor
Family-friendly job opportunities for mums aren’t that easy to come by in the UAE but there is a brilliant opportunity for anyone who fancies being a Travel Counsellor with flexible working hours around your family…Travel Counsellors allows mums to have a flexible work-life balance and launch their own business in the dynamic and interesting world of travel. …
5 powerful lessons from a CEO mums
If you want good advice, ask your mum. If you want specific tactics for managing numerous aspects of professional and family life while attempting to have some semblance of social life and maintaining your mental well-being, ask a mum who also happens to be a CEO! These women are true bosses in every sense of…
Training to be the best version of yourself
“Success is a journey, not a destination, and to enjoy the journey of entrepreneurship is the biggest gift you can give yourself”. The life of a mother, wife, daughter, daughter-in-law, and entrepreneur is an extremely motivating and rewarding one. …
Mums returning to work in the Education Sector
Women@Work team spent the afternoon with Olivia Russell, The Coordinator of The Staff Room, the only substitute teacher placement service, taking the region by storm. Here Olivia tells us more about the digital platform and how it can benefit women looking to return to the education sector in a stress-free, flexible manner. 1. Hi Olivia,…