Clare Muscutt talks with Maya Khalifa about GCC CX & challenging gender-equality in the Middle East.

Globally, the average workforce participation of women is 50%
compared to 75% of men. With such clear evidence of inequality
and lack of parity, we need to be asking, why?


 


The simple fact is women bear the majority of unpaid
responsibilites for childcare, get paid less than men for the
same work and in some cultures, despite high levels of education,
are not afforded the freedom to work due to gender stereotypes.


 


According to McKinsey, disparity is particularly apparent in the
Middle East, where women are the lowest work force participants
in the world at just 24.6%.


 


I was fascinated to hear from this week’s podcast guest, Gulf CX
Professional of the Year, Maya Kalifah, about her views on how
female empowerment is the key to shifting male attitudes, and how
changes being made by GCC leaders will facilitate a brighter
future for women to rise up and take their part in the fourth
industrial revolution.


 


Maya is one inspiring woman in CX, so tune in to hear her story
of growing up in war-torn Lebanon, witness her incredibly
powerful feminism and see how she is using her voice to leverage
opportunities for other women, as CX grows at pace in the Gulf
Region.


 


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