"The Women in the Middle East Workplace 2010" survey is a measure of women’s perceptions, attitudes, experiences and satisfaction with various elements of their role in the Middle Eastern workplace, particularly regarding their treatment relative to that received by their male counterparts.

Data for the Women in the Middle East Workplace poll was collected online between the period of 26th April and 23rd May 2010 with a total of 2086 respondents, including locals, Arab expats, Western expats and Asian Expats residing in the UAE, KSA, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia. The survey and other Middle East human resources research are available on http://www.bayt.com.

The main objectives of the" Women in the Middle East Workplace" survey are to:

Shed light on the feelings of working women in the MENA vis-s-vis gender equality in terms of benefits and salaries
Shed light on the feelings of working women in the MENA vis-a-vis job recognition.

Shed light on the feelings of working women in the MENA vis a vis existing facilities for them such as maternity leaves, family health insurance, training, etc...

Highlight why women working in the Middle East choose to work.