Dubai’s Women-Led Power Story: Beyond Luxury, Into Business and Influence
By Blossom Ukoha She is not there as a guest. She is not there to represent a family name or add diversity to a photograph. She is there because she owns the company, leads the strategy, sits on the board or has a decision to make. Outside, Dubai continues to project its familiar image of glass towers, luxury brands and spectacular ambition. But behind that polished skyline, another story is taking shape, one in which Emirati women are increasingly becoming builders of businesses, leaders of institutions and participants in decisions that shape the UAE economy. The numbers tell part of that story. In March 2026, the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism reported that the country had 48,257 Emirati women entrepreneurs, while Emirati women owned or co-owned 114,050 SMEs across diverse economic sectors. The National SME Programme alone had attracted 2,700 Emirati women entrepreneurs. These figures matter because entrepreneurship is not…
Equal Pay Day: Who Gets to Decide What Women’s Work Is Worth?
By Blossom Ukoha She sat across from her manager, salary review letter in hand. Her responsibilities had grown. She was leading projects, mentoring younger…
Women and AI: Who Gets to Lead the Businesses of the Future?
By Blossom Ukoha Artificial intelligence is creating some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying opportunities in the global economy. But as the technology accelerates, another…
South-South Cooperation: Why Women Must Be at the Centre of the Global South’s Next Power Shift
By Blossom Ukoha The Global South is gaining economic weight. But who gets to shape the power that comes with it? In 2026, only 28…
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: Why the Green Cooling Revolution Needs More Women
By Blossom Ukoha A cooler world is not simply about turning on an air conditioner. Behind every refrigerator preserving food, every hospital storing vaccines,…
International Day of Democracy: When Women Have a Voice, Democracy Works Better
By Blossom Ukoha Every year on 15 September, the world marks the International Day of Democracy, a day dedicated to one of the fundamental…
Chantal Umutoni Kagame: The Woman Who Turned Phones Into Bank Accounts for Millions
By Blossom Ukoha For millions of people, a mobile phone is simply a device for communication. In Rwanda, under the leadership of Chantal Umutoni…
Meet the Inventors Behind Wearables Designed Just for Women’s Bodies
By Blossom Ukoha For years, women have worn smartwatches that could count their steps, measure their heart rates and analyse their sleep, yet offered…
Campaigning as a Woman: The Costs Nobody Talks About
“Women themselves have not even understood that [violence] is not the cost of participating in politics.”— Sandra Pepera, National Democratic Institute Running for office…
Global Funding Windows Every Female Founder Should Know About
By Laura Jones “The deeper concern isn’t just that women receive only 2 percent of VC funding. It is that this 2 percent still…
International Literacy Day 2026: 60 Years On, the Fight for Women’s Literacy Continues
By Blossom Ukoha At 42, a woman in a rural community in northern Nigeria sits with a notebook on her lap, slowly tracing letters…
From Intern to CEO: Celebrating Karen Carter’s Historic New Chapter
By Blossom Ukoha “I am deeply honored to assume the role of CEO and lead Dow into our next chapter… Our focus remains unwavering:…
