Top Companies in the Gulf Bolstering Female Workforce Recognized by Avtar, a Leading Culture Consulting and Inclusion Solutions Company Established in Chennai
The Avtar Group, in partnership with Seramount, has announced the tenth edition of the Avtar & Seramount Best Companies for Women in Gulf (BCWG) list, which is expected to be announced by the end of September. This list highlights organizations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region that excel in fostering gender diversity and inclusive workplace policies.
The 2025 BCWG study unveiled the Top 10 companies and other Best Companies in the Gulf region. The Top 10 companies, listed alphabetically, are: A A Al Moosa Enterprises Car Rental Division (Thrifty & Dollar), Al Shirawi Facilities Management LLC, Diversey- A Solenis Company, DKHOON AL EMIRATIA, Easa Salel Al Gurg Group, Ecolab, EY, Finastra UK Limited, KONE MIDDLE EAST LLC, and TruKKer.
The study found that 33% of the workforce in these companies are women, with 42% of all hires being women. The Top 10 companies also showed a higher rate of women being promoted, with 28% of all women in the Best Companies being promoted, and a higher rate of 34% in the Top 10 companies.
In addition to promoting gender diversity, these companies are also committed to providing support for women's career advancement. 63% of the best companies provide assured performance ratings during paid maternity leave for career advancement equity. Furthermore, 63% of the companies have employee resource groups to enable women's engagement, and 95% of the companies provide leadership training, 79% provide formal mentoring, and 79% provide executive coaching for career advancement.
The "Best Companies" initiative evaluates companies on parameters including recruitment and retention of women professionals, representation of women in leadership roles, pay equity and benefits, parental and caregiving support policies, flexible work arrangements, and management accountability on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI).
The study also found that 95% of the companies foster an inclusive culture through programs to resolve DEI grievances. The companies also offer postpartum stress/depression counselling for emotional support, with 63% offering this service. However, the study does not provide specific percentages for the representation of women in these companies.
Nine more companies qualified to feature in the list, including Apparel Group, Beauty Steps, Canon Middle East, CBRE Advisory Services LLC, GIG GULF Insurance, House of Shipping Management Consultancies FZCO, Ingram Micro Company, MCA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS & MCA AUDITING, and Wipro Limited.
Avtar Group has been hosting the Best Companies for Women initiative in India since 2016. The announcement for the tenth edition of the listing in India is expected by the end of September. The announcement was made at the Best of Best (BOB) Conference held in Dubai.
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