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Iman Saleh Bin Khatam, Director of Policy and Program Support at

DGHR, inaugurated the webinar on ‘Promoting Gender Balance in the

Workforce’, and during her opening remarks, she presented an

overview of the UAE’s initiatives to advance gender balance and

highlighted its impact on various workforce policies and regulations.

The webinar also featured a series of panel discussions that delved

into topics such as equal pay, non-discrimination, and career

advancement opportunities.

Bin Khatam also highlighted the significance of webinars as

influential platforms for analysing the current economic landscape,

including its developments and challenges, and covered a range of

subjects that are becoming increasingly important in the fields of

international trade, business, and human resources. In addition, Bin

Khatam explained how DGHR's webinars have the potential to

accelerate the adoption of best practices and methodologies for

institutional operations and service delivery. She stated that it not

only ensures gender balance through human resource policies and

regulations but also explores the future features of work

environments and job skills.

Furthermore, she assertedthat these sessions provide an opportunity

to share constructive concepts and ideas on a wider scale as they

are held in collaboration with the OECD.

During the webinar on ‘Promoting Gender Balance in the Workforce,’

the OECD also presented a comprehensive overview of the gender

policies implemented by its member states. These initiatives address

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