Born in 1996 in Najaf, Iraq, Nuha Al-Mousawi’s journey from a curious child to a successful entrepreneur in the male-dominated tech industry is nothing short of inspiring. Despite being born into a family of doctors, Nuha’s passion for technology manifested early in life. As a young student, Nuha’s interest in technology blossomed. In 2008, she […]Read More اقرأ المزيد
Written by Warqaa Lowi From defying adversities to success, Avin Qadir is a tech entrepreneur and the co-founder of Click Iraq who shared her story to tell her struggles and challenges as a Kurdish woman. Her aim was to EmpowHer and support all Iraqi/Kurdish women to surpass and eliminate any obstacles as they hone their […]Read More اقرأ المزيد
In a country where the battle for women’s rights has been so long and hard-fought, it can be easy to forget that Iraq is on the cusp of a new era. But it is—and that’s great news for women in tech. Women in technology have been historically underrepresented in the industry. Ranking 154 out of […]Read More اقرأ المزيد
Startups in Iraq are focusing on a variety of sectors including education, transportation, and even fashion, but some sectors are yet to be fully explored. Women’s health in Iraq is a sector that is often overlooked. More than half of Iraq’s population are women, so it is important to discuss the issues that affect them […]Read More اقرأ المزيد
Iraqi women continue to break barriers as we see more women working in male-dominated professions and becoming experts in their fields. We could name them all here, but we’ll leave that for another article. In the past year, we’ve observed an increase in the number of women-led and owned startups in Iraq who are trailblazing […]Read More اقرأ المزيد
Without any obvious plan from the government to deal with digital literacy, the majority of Iraqi women lag behind the world when it comes to technological developments. Many women do not have the skills to use a computer due to digital illiteracy. “I was totally busy with the daily home duties and raising my kids, […]Read More اقرأ المزيد
In 2019, we highlighted some of the most influential women in Iraq’s tech scene. The women on this list inspired us as they broke through stereotypes and created a movement in their respective cities. This was in a country rated by a National Geographic study as the sixth worst place in the world to be […]Read More اقرأ المزيد
Commitments to addressing diversity in the workplace have been ever-increasing. For a long time, research has shed light on the serious lack of diversity in managerial roles and boards. However, civil unrest and the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020 have pushed organisations around the world to express their solidarity with the […]Read More اقرأ المزيد
ضيفتنا سارة جوكلي مصممة الموشن في D3 Studio ومؤسس Haraka Digital تعمل سارة في قطاع التكنولوجيا في بغداد منذ عام ٢٠١٣ الى الان، وتعد سارة من المؤيدين لأشراك المزيد من النساء في ميدان العمل الرقمي. قد لاحظت سارة ان نقص التنوع في هذا القطاع هو مشكلة كبيرة في العراق وعملت على تشجيع النساء للانخراط في […]Read More اقرأ المزيد
The international image of women in Iraq isn’t very er, positive. There are currently no women cabinet ministers and a recent study by National Geographic rated Iraq as the 6th worst place in the world to be a woman. In addition, women do not make a huge percentage of the workforce (so women in tech […]Read More اقرأ المزيد