Survey Highlights:
- Women in the region have cited financial independence, being able to financially contribute to the household, and to broaden perspectives as the top three reasons for seeking employment.
- More than half (59%) of women surveyed believe some employees get preferential treatment over others at the workplace.
- Over half of respondents (55%) stated that having a successful career would make them feel happy in their life.
- As women, the top three challenges faced by women in the MENA region are fewer opportunities for job promotions (46%), a stressful and demanding work environment (40%), and a lack of job training and coaching (34%).
Data for the Bayt.com Status of Working Women in the Middle East Survey 2014 was collected online from 22 October to 20 November 2014, with 1,543 working female respondents aged 18 years and above. Respondents were from the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
