AmCham Abu Dhabi, the American Business Group of the capital, has announced that BOTH, (Back of the House), a new generation back office management service, has become the latest signatory of WOMEN ACHIEVE, an innovative programme established by its Women in Business Committee that promotes the professional advancement of women.
The programme was developed to encourage companies and organisations to give women more opportunities to advance their careers by offering them positions of greater responsibility and leadership.
BOTH is now the 24th organisation to join an expanding list of leading companies that support the WOMEN ACHIEVE initiative, including Al Noor Hospitals Group, AMIDEAST, BrandMoxie, Boeing, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, ExxonMobil, F&E Aerospace, Institute of Management Accountants Middle East, Lockheed Martin Global Inc., Mubadala GE Capital, New York Institute of Technology, Northrop Grumman, Olgoonik Global Security, Parsons, Patton Boggs LLP, and others.
“BOTH is a company that believes in the advancement and ongoing support of women in the workplace, and as such, is thrilled to join AmCham Abu Dhabi’s WOMEN ACHIEVE initiative,” said Anna Heystek, BOTH’s Managing Director, adding, “As a company whose staff is already 60% women, we are committed to building our employees’ confidence and skills in the workplace and providing them with opportunities to flourish.” Matthew E. Byrd, Chairman of AmCham Abu Dhabi, said, “We are delighted to have BOTH sign up to WOMEN ACHIEVE. AmCham Abu Dhabi is proud to support innovative initiatives such as this that foster positive change in the business community.” Established in January 2013, WOMEN ACHIEVE emphasises seven key ideals, which direct companies towards acquiring a supportive work environment for the professional advancement of women. These ideals include encouraging women to grow through training, shadowing, coaching, mentorship and internship programmes, as well as considering female candidates for new opportunities and the support of rising stars into leadership positions.
WOMEN ACHIEVE also encourages the induction of women to serve on boards of various organisations and advocates the importance of fair remuneration for female employees.
Source : WAM News Agency for United Arab Emirates
