Is working in Qatar advisable for women?
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As a woman, working in a country that follows sharia law is bad enough (if they'll let you).  As a non-muslim, it's suicidal.  I watched a film this weekend of a mullah instructing his "faithful" that, according to the Koran, it is permissible to capture any non-muslim, take him to the market, and sell him as a slave or cow.  If he wont go, (and these were the mullah's exact words), "Kill him.  It's okay."\n\nSome things just aren't worth the money.
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I would say as long as you have the brains to do the job correctly  unless your a front desk type person looks really shouldn't be an issue.  I know I did temp work at afew companies and they only let rather attractive women work at the front desk position and they stuck myself and other larger less sexy people in the cubes but we did our work so nobody complained about us although the front desk position was filled every few weeks by a different person.  \n\nAlso in my opinion to find work these days  it doesn't matter what you know but WHO you know   is a bigger factor
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If you are looking for a life without problems you won't be able to manage a job or children both are fraught with possibilities for enormous numbers of them.\n\nAn intelligent woman will be able to balance both with reasonable success and failure in both.  She will miss some of the high points of child rearing and might not reach the pinnacle she would have liked at the job.\n\nHowever, loving both her children and her job that will be enough for her.
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Gulf countries were facing a problem of skilled labour. They took initiative and announced job opportunities in their countries. As India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc are the nearest and approachable countries, these countries responded strongly and arranged their men and women workers for outside country job.\n\nMajority of people shown their interest to work outside because of good pay against same working hours. For example working 8 hours in India for average Rs.5000/- per month and same working hours in Gulf for Rs.40,000, what will you choose ?\nYes they are compromised a good lifestyle against freedom of living on their own soil. Now you can find all types of Professionals working in Gulf.
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Yes man!You have plenty of opportunities especially in middle east.Saudi Arabia will be a great place for you.You can get all details from yahoo search-Jobs In Saudi Arabia- focus on IT Jobs.All the best!
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womens careers started out pretty mixed in regards to your choices above...it appears they were mostly working in the number 2 choice and many were also employed in textiles and manufacturing. thankfully those conditions have improved over the years although it has been slow. here is a great link that covers the history of working women.\nhttp://www.wic.org/misc/history.htm
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why not send all your women to colleges & universities?\n\nThere are many colleges and universities in the Arab world that allow women. The women that are not in them are not because they can not afford to. Many do not go to the schools in thier own countries instead they are educated in the West.\n\nThe Quran says that women are to be educated and if you do there will be extra blesssings. I am  a Muslim woman working on my PhD.\n\nfurther there are no persecutions of people of the book ie. Christians and Jews.
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Depends what country you are in. Most western ones have - but not to the extent men have in the workplace. Asia and  the middle east still have a long way to go. Particularly in area where a higher level of education is not commonplace.
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Hi Madhu. great to see your interest in Merchant Navy for a 'career'. first of all YES gals are allowed. i m a Chief Officer, with our national flag carrier The Shipping Corp of India(the SCI). the controlling body for Merchant Navy(better called Mechant marine) is the Directorate of Shipping (www.dgshipping.com) under Ministry of Shipping has made special provisions to promote women in the profession. so u can avail of fee waivers of almost upto half for all your courses. The SCI is taking special measures to induct women folk.their site (www.shipindia.com) can be checked out for more info. B.Sc nautical science is mandatory for new entrants now. for info on that see the IGNOU site (www.ignou.ac.in). and for further info contact any of the training intitutes mentioned in the dgshipping website. or me also.\n              Regarding safety, yes they are safe as people have been sailing with their families, young wife and childeren, for quite sometime. further aspect will depend on your own conduct and disposition to male collegues around. the company takes special measures to post women in groups on ships or whereever there are families around. so no worries.\nenjoy it!!
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See the website below, it allows you to send a message to the Ministry of the Interior in Qatar:\n\nhttp://www.moi.gov.qa/feedback/Feedback/English/index.html
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Well there are things that women need to know. There are some jobs that women can get. Jobs such as nurses and secretaries. Getting a good job means having a great education.
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can i suggest you develop a need for education and choose another country to live in for a while. as for being that shouldn't be a problem, even back in the days of lawrence there were male-male relationships
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Yes, and I'm glad a male asked that question.  It's all about the right person for the job, who cares if she's female.
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You need to be a woman..honestly, it helps. ANd you have to know someone who will introduce you to the decision makers...it is a very tight industry..lets be honest they give you a company car, expense account, etc...  Im a doctor had a very difficult time (3 yrs) trying to get into the field
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There once was a time in American history when the thought of women working for complex, multi-national technology companies, giant advertising firms, and massive publishing houses was snickered at behind closed boardroom doors.\n\nToday, women are running those companies—from some of those very same boardrooms.\n\nBut although women make up almost half of America's labor force, still only two Fortune 500 companies have women CEOs or presidents, and 90 of those 500 companies don't have any women corporate officers.\n\nCatalyst, the not-for-profit New York-based women's research organization, points out, however, that its data shows a change over the last five years. A recent survey revealed that 10% of the Fortune 500 companies have women holding at least one-quarter of their corporate officer positions. This percentage rose from only 5% in 1995.\n\nFor the few women who have reached the highest ranks, they'd prefer not to talk about their gender. To them it's no longer an issue. Their accomplishments represent significant milestones—not just for women in business—but for women all over the world making career choices.\n\nHere's a closer look at some of the most important women in business.\n\nCatherine Elizabeth "Cathy" Hughes \nRadio Personality, Executive \nBorn Catherine Elizabeth Woods, she attended Creighton University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha but did not graduate. Around 1969 she began working at KOWH, a black radio station in Omaha, handling various jobs, and becoming well known.\n\nHer success prompted the School of Communications at Howard University in Washington, DC, to offer her a job as lecturer. In 1973 she became sales director at WHUR-FM. Two years later she became the station's general manager, boosting sales revenue to $3.5 million from $300,000.\n\nIn 1979, she and her husband, Dewey Hughes, purchased a small Washington radio station, WOL, creating Radio One. Her marriage eventually ended, and she bought her husband's share in the station. But Hughes was forced to give up her apartment and live at the station for a time in order to make ends meet.\n\nOver time, she made the station profitable, and her own talk show became a hit. By purchasing stations in other cities, the company eventually became the nation's largest black-owned radio chain. She is the first African American woman to head a firm publicly traded on a stock exchange in the United States. She has been married twice and has one son.\n\nMuriel "Mickey" Siebert \nStockbroker \nSiebert attended Western Reserve University (now known as Case Western) but dropped out after two years when her father got cancer. In 1954 she arrived in New York City with $500 to search for a job. She was hired as a trainee research analyst at the Wall Street. firm Bache & Co. She later worked as an analyst at a number of firms.\n\nIn 1967 she became the first woman to purchase a seat on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). For ten years she was the only female among the 1,366 members. In 1969 she became the first woman to own and operate a brokerage firm that belonged to the NYSE, Muriel Siebert & Co, now Siebert Financial Corp.\n\nIn 1975 when the U.S. government abolished fixed commissions for stockbrokers, Siebert turned her company into a discount brokerage firm. In 1977 she was named New York State banking superintendent. She stepped down in 1982 to run for the senate but lost the Republican primary.\n\nSince then Siebert has run her company and been involved with charitable work. She is often called "The First Woman of Finance." In 2002 her autobiography, Changing the Rules—Adventures of a Wall Street Maverick, was published.\n\nMary Kay Ash \nBusiness Executive \nFounder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, one of the largest beauty products firms in the United States, Ash sold a child psychology book door to door in the late 1930s and then was a sales representative and manager at the Sta
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Only women AFTER the money would be..... I think it's great that you do that and good for you!! BRAVO!  :)  Women in general want to feel 'provided for' even if they work too.. so in a sense I understand why you ask.  At the end of the day though, most women will be won with their hearts, not by your wallet!  Don't worry, it will be fine :)
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Check the classifieds in www.gulfnews.com or www.khaleejtimes.com\nYou could register with some placement agencies like Nadia, Jobtrack etc