25: The Silent Voice of Women in MENA with Sana Afouaiz
Sana is an award-winning, gender expert and women’s advocate. In 2016, she established Womenpreneur Initiative, an organisation with a community of 13,000 across 20 countries, that aims to advance women’s place in the entrepreneurial scene, technology, innovation & society. Through her work, Sana reached thousands of women, to drive visibility, social impact, and resources for women in the ecosystem and beyond. For the past 7 years, Sana advised the United Nations, European Commission, corporate institutions and organisations on gender issues. She helped draft several resolutions and recommendations on gender in New York, Bali, Geneva, and Paris and presented them to UN representatives. In this podcast Sana speaks about her journey and book “Invisible Women of the Middle East”, what inspired her to stand for women’s rights in MENA and what you can do to assist. If you want to learn more visit her social media @sanaafouaiz and her webpage www.womenpreneur-initiative.com