The Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government hosts a research seminar series focusing on a variety of gender and public policy issues. This series brings prominent researchers, scholars, and practitioners alike to the discussion table to share their research findings and views on opportunities and challenges facing womens leadership in the Arab world. The seminar series provides a platform for the presentation and discussion of policy-oriented research and fosters an intellectually critical environment where researchers can receive feedback on their projects. The series began in 2007 and to date has hosted a total of 35 seminars covering a variety of issues including (but not limited to) womens political, economic and social participation, as well as, womens empowerment, entrepreneurship and leadership. The seminar series also explored womens formal and informal involvement in the labor market, social exclusion of women, women and the law, gender equality, education, family, migration, negotiation and conflict resolution.
The series has hosted renowned local, regional and international speakers such as: her Excellency Amat Al Alim Alsoswa, Assistant Secretary General Regional Bureau of UNDP; Dr. Suad Joseph, University of California, Davis; Dr. Maryam Lootah, Assistant Professor of Political Science; Professor, Hatoon Al Fassi, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia; Dr. Amira Sonbol, Georgetown University Qatar, Dr. Rohini Pande and Reema Hana, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Founder and President of the Center for Work-Life Policy; Dr. Mona Al Bahr, Senior Executive Manager for Social Programmes, The Emirates Foundation.
2012
Gender and Educational Reform: Transforming Gender Norms among Young Adolescents for Lasting Social Change, Soha Ellaithy, Director of Gulf Partnerships at Save the Children , December 12, 2012
Working Women in Federal Government Sector Jobs in the UAE, Aisha Al Suwaidi, Director of the HR Planning Department at FAGHR, January 30 2012
Examining Government Initiatives for the Empowerment of Women, Suaad Al Oraimi, Gender specialist at UAEU, January 18 2012
2011
Expert Highlights Gender Gap in Health Care, Muna Tahlak, Chief of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Al Wasl Hospital, November 28 2011
Increasing Awareness of Domestic Violence, Afra Al Basti, Executive Director of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWC), October 25 2011
Panel Discussion Addresses Heart Disease and Diabetes, Dr. Muhammad Hamed Farooqi, Dr. Obaid Mohammed Aljassim,Dr. Mohammad Al Redha , Dubai Health Authority, May 2011
Seminar on Gender, Participation and Higher Education in the UAE , Dr. Fatma Abdulla, Natasha Ridge, May 2011
Masdar Speakers Explore Womens Participation in STE Fields, Dr. Georgeta Vidican, Assistant Professor of Engineering Systems and Management Programme, Masdar and Noor Ghazal Aswad, Research Assistant, Masdar, March 2011
Experts Unveil Study on Psychological Effects of Globalization, Dr. May Al Dabbagh, March 2011
Asmaa Ramadan Mohamed on "Translating Gender in the Arab World", Asma Mohamed is Research Associate in the Gender and Public Policy Program at the Dubai School of Government, February 2011
Rafia Ghobash on the Contribution of Women to Arab Thought, Dr. Rafia Ghobash, former President of the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain, January 2011
2010
Gender Research Seminar: Women, Property and the Law in Early Modern Cairo, Dr. Mary Ann Fay is Professor of History at Morgan State University, December 2010
HIV/AIDS and Womens Rights: A Public Policy Perspective, Khadija Moalla, Regional Coordinator for the HIV/AIDS Regional Programme in the Arab States (HARPAS) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), October 2010
The Body and Social Theory, Mona Al Bahr, Senior Executive Manager for Social Programmes, The Emirates Foundation, February 2010
Hidden Treasure: Female Talent in Emerging Markets, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Founder and President of the Center for Work-Life Policy, January 2010
2009
Prospects of Liberal Arts Education in the UAE, Mohamed Tabishat, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, United Arab Emirates University, November 2009
An Investigation into whether Emotional Labor and other work strains have a long term impact on the Physical and Mental health of Women in the Service Profession, Dr. Alia Serkal, Senior Director of Recruitment at du, November 2009
The Effect of the Economic Crisis on Gender Equality in the Arab World, Her Excellency Amat Al Alim Alsoswa, Assistant Secretary General, Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau of Arab States of the United Nations Development Programme, June 2009
Ways of Combating Domestic Violence in the UAE,Ohood Al Suwaidi, Marketing and Communications Director, Dubai Foundation for Women and Children, June 2009
The Concept of "Gender and the Distribution of Social Roles in the UAE Community,Suaad Al-Oreimi, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UAE University, May 2009
Political Culture and Women's Empowerment in the Arab World, Maryam Sultan Lootah, Assistant Professor of Political Science, United Arab Emirates University, April 2009
Social Entrepreneurship: Is it for the Middle East?, Nada Hashmi, Legatum-MIT Center, MIT Sloan School of Management, March 2009
Making Muslims: Representation of Islam and Muslims in Wall Street Journal Commentaries, (DSG Distinguished Speakers Series), Suad Joseph, University of California, Davis, March 2009
Gender and Health in India: Microfinance Products for Rural WomenRema Hanna, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, January 2009
Powerful Women: Can Exposure Reduce Bias?, Rohini Pande, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, January 2009
, Christine Assaad, Research Associate, Dubai School of Government, September 2008
, Fiona Greig, Women and Public Policy Program Fellow, Harvard University, July 2007