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A big day for equality. Hopefully this will lead to more men feeling comfortable enough to share their stories of abuse.
And further down the line, hopefully this will be the first step towards the removal of this carefully constructed narrative by feminist groups that domestic abuse is a gendered issue.
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Can anyone tell me what the salary range is for Monitor Deloitte senior consultants in the UAE? Also I have a SC offer from PwC healthcare (not strategy &) and currently also interviewing with Monitor so according to you all which of the two is better across WLB, growth, culture, quality? Thanks!
Are MBB firms hiring for Dubai office?
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Yes, I’m a woman working in Saudi (but living in Dubai)
I have zero issue being a woman in consulting in KSA. I think that’s not true for people from all backgrounds but European and especially American education is highly valued, so if you went to schools in US you’re taken as an expert regardless of gender. You have better access and it’s easier to build relationships if you speak some Arabic, but all my work has been in English.
I think the opportunity is more dependent on which firm she’s in than being located in the Saudi market. (Which isn’t mean to be ominous. Just find a firm with people you like who will support you - same as working as a woman anywhere else.)
Thank you - really appreciate it
Not a woman, but have a female friend in consukting who’s based in Riyadh and loves it. Mostly because she still has projects outside the kingdom, accrues points, and doesn’t spends only 1-2 weekends/ month inside.
I am in audit and assurance not consulting based in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. She should try out as there are alot of women now working in audit and consulting firms than ever before and everyone is supportive and nice.
It's fine, I've had female colleagues across all grades on Saudi projects and clients are generally indifferent of gender
Same general issues with working/ living in ksa of course but those apply to males and females and some high level understanding of the culture and situation awareness would help a lot with that
Arabic is helpful in relationship building but not a deal breaker, if anything English helps keep clients professional
My 2 second answer: not difficult to be a woman more than anywhere else for the work context, but more complicated in the personal context.
I am a woman in Riyadh, only speaking English
You don’t see many differences at work generally, but clients, as elsewhere, may think the junior is the manager and not the other way around. For work, the greatest difficulty is not speaking Arabic: like elsewhere they will switch to Arabic to make conversation flow better when problem solving together and get back to English when they need you to understand
However depending on client sites (though they have gotten better) some aren’t used to accommodating women (e.g., industrial sites) and don’t have bathrooms for example but they quickly set one up. Or you may have to eat separately from male colleagues unless you eat in the team room.
Please consider that work isn’t everything and if you are not living in Riyadh and just on a long staffing here, woman won’t have the same access to activities: hotel spas / hotel pools aren’t available for women most of the time (only 1 or 2 hotels in Riyadh can accommodate women.. and the ritz is not one of them)
If you are living here then your biggest difficulty is if you are used to mixed sports or would like to have male friends.