Women in the Arab world with digital skills are prospering
Many women are finding new opportunities — sometimes by putting their new-found tech skills to work in jobs where they have an innate edge over men
01 November 2020 - 07:51
Amman — As Covid-19 swells the ranks of unemployed women in the Arab world, surging demand for digital skills could help many of them find work in a region where only one in four women has a job.
The pandemic has taken an especially heavy toll on retail, tourism and hospitality jobs traditionally held by women, but experts say those able to retrain could tap into growth areas like digital marketing, e-commerce and online customer support...
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