The Haleh Esfandiari Forum: A Conversation with Her Excellency Dr. Rola A. A. H. Dashti

Selected Quotes

"The private sector plays a big role in terms of enhancing women’s economic empowerment because businesses can bring them into the value chain, and technology plays a role because it provides mobility. This is why we are focusing on the enabling platform where women can link to the private sector and have access to funds. When we finance women, we finance the future."

"Women need to make sure they have the ambition to be in the decision making process. We need to invest in ourselves to not only be technically solid, but also have the other elements so we can move into higher positions in the public sector."

“It is crucial that women invest in themselves; the confidence allows them to take the next step in accomplishing their goals.”