Qatar Shell supports strengthening of women's role

Date

10/29/2015 1:19:12 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

DOHA: As part of its mission to empower and develop women within the oil and gas industry and beyond Qatar Shell participated in the 7th Arab International Women’s Forum (AIWF) which is held for the first time in Doha.

The conference which aims to support and enhance the role of women in social and economic development across the Mena region has previously been held in Amman Beirut Dubai Palestine and London. Lara Koujou (pictured) Social Investment Manager at Qatar Shell delivered a keynote speech as part of a panel discussion titled: ‘Women & ICT – Skill building Training & Trends and the role of social media.’

She highlighted how Qatar Shell is empowering women within the organisation and the wider community through the organisation’s various Corporate Social Responsibility and women development programmes.

“Strengthening the role of women in society is an important part of the Qatar National Vision 2030 and is something Qatar Shell is passionate about” said Koujou. “Through our social investment strategy and various other programmes Qatar Shell is proactively reaching out to the wider community to empower and promote the training and development of young Qatari women and to instigate the spirit of entrepreneurship within them.”

“The number of women choosing entrepreneurship over traditional employment grows impressively each year. Women in the Middle East represent 50 percent of the small and medium enterprise (SMEs) sector. Therefore we at Qatar Shell remain committed to promoting opportunities for Qatari women entrepreneurs” she added.

As part of Qatar Shell’s continuous support to develop the private sector in Qatar together with its partner Qatar Development Bank Qatar Shell offers business opportunities targeted only at SMEs to join Qatar Shell’s supply chain. This year the organisation included business opportunities not only related to the oil and gas industry such as catering services and managing Qatar Shell’s social media in order to encourage women entrepreneurs to participate and potentially become a supplier of choice for Qatar Shell.

Shell has established Women’s Networks in 20 countries one of which in Qatar in order to build a more gender inclusive workplace and help women address opportunities and common issues that will facilitate their learning and development. Additionally Shell has established a Women Career Development Programme that offers women the chance to consult with senior women leaders in Shell globally enabling them to take the lead in planning their own successful career paths.

Qatar Shell actively identifies Qatari female talent that it prepares for future leadership roles in Shell. Currently there are more than 50 women many of whom are Qatari working full time onsite at the Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL) plant the world’s largest GTL plant delivered by Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Shell.

The Peninsula

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