Empowering women We are a signatory to the United Nations Womens Empowerment Principles, underscoring the companys commitment to gender diversity and to empowering women in the workplace and in leadership roles. We are a member of the Regional Network in Energy for Women initiative, launched by the World Bank to drive gender balance across the MENA regions energy sector. We are committed to appointing at least one female member on every company board. We are actively strengthening our pipeline of experienced and talented female board directors, looking at the best ways to attract and retain high- potential female talent, to develop them as successful leaders, and to promote their leadership abilities both within and beyond ADNOC. This is complemented by our Womens Leadership Development program, aimed at accelerating professional growth via best-in-class executive coaching and mentoring. With Aurora50, we are a founding partner of the Pathway20 initiative, the regions only board career accelerator dedicated solely to building the pipeline of highly competent female board directors and connecting them to boards of listed and large-scale private companies. Women in ADNOC in 2023: Women represented approximately 13% of our total workforce 18 out of 20 ADNOC company boards had female representation 21% of senior leadership positions were held by women 917 women work across our operational sites 34% of our new UAE national hires were women Women represented 51% of the student talent pool We aim to double female representation in technical career positions to 25% by 2030, in reference to a 2020 baseline. Huda Alzaabi Telecom Maintenance Engineer at ADNOC Many people ask me what its like to work onsite as a female engineer. For me personally, its been a very positive experience Ive been able to develop myself and grow in my career. Everyone has different needs at different stages in their lives and careers. ADNOC is very aware of these needs and has created an environment in which both men and women can thrive. 75 Energy for Life
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