Bahrain offers high career prospects for expatriate women

Manama : Bahrain is one of the countries with high career prospects for expatriate women, according to a study. 

A study by Internations found Bahrain as one of the top countries in the world in terms of career prospects for women. Their recent survey ranked Bahrain fourth globally, below Mexico which topped the list and Myanmar which was second. Cambodia, New Zealand, Kazakhstan, the UK, the US, Kenya and Ireland made the remaining of the top 10 list. In the GCC, Bahrain came first, followed by Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman.  7,000 female expats living in 168 countries were interviewed as part of the study. 

Sixty-five per cent of those interviewed in Bahrain reported satisfaction with career prospects, 14pc higher than the global average. They reported a weekly full-time working hour of 40.9 hours. 65pc said that they receive a higher salary in Bahrain when compared to their home country. 

“Among the top 10 destinations for expat women’s career prospects, Bahrain features the highest share of women working full time (93pc). However, with 40.9 hours a week, they also work significantly less than the global average of 42.7 hours,” the Internations report stated.

Seventy-seven pc of expat women working in Bahrain are happy with their work-life balance. “You can still find the time to relax after a day at work,” an expat from the Philippines states. 

“Nearly two-thirds (65pc) think they now make more than in a similar position in their home country — an impressive number, though still somewhat lower than among the male expats working in Bahrain (74pc)”, the report stated.