There has been an exponential growth of Arab women in the work force. Women like Fatma Alqarra, a 25-year-old from Khan Younis in the Gaza strip, are beginning to pursue careers in all branches of work, including technology and internet-driven industries. Fatma paints the story of the Arab world in a brighter color than the negative media coverage, and shes proof that the internet could transform work in the region -- especially for women. Over 25% of Arab youth are unemployed and 100 million jobs will need to be created by the year 2020 just to maintain the Middle East & North Africas current, dismal employment rate. New startups like Nabbesh and others see themselves as part of the solution to the problem by leveraging technology to link young and educated women like Fatma with online project work from the region and the world. To find out more about how Fatma and other Arab women are taking charge of potential online and technology careers, visit: huff.to/1wdR5M4
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 05:21:02 +0000
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