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IWD 2025: Gender parity stalls when work-life balance falters

This International Women's Day, women within the industry speak to Campaign Middle East on what an equitable work-life balance would look like.

work-life balanceFrom top left: Wajd Breek, Account Director, Golin MENA; Nareena Mehra, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Science & Sunshine; Mary Anne He, Head of Data & Insights, Havas Middle East; Vera Modenova, COO at Flowwow.

The brand and marketing industry has made giant strides in DEI over the past few years. However, women within the industry, who spoke to Campaign Middle East, claim that there’s still a long way to go, especially with systemic stereotypes around work-life balance.

They shared their take on the age-old struggle to have a seat at the table, which seems to be the theme repeated for International Women’s Day in 2025. And yet, expectations within organisations and biases within society are “placing a greater burden on women” who have earned their place in the workplace.

“When it comes to equity, so much progress has been made, but the road ahead is still long. Women are more visible, yet unco


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Shantelle Nagarajan is Campaign Middle East’s Junior Reporter who covers marketing news which focuses on FMCG, real estate and brand retail industries. Her features delve into brand strategy, appointments, trends in consumer behaviour and CX. Shantelle also contributes to social media coverage, editorial event programming and print content work. She previously worked in PR and marketing, most recently at Edelman, where she was part of the Brand team. When she’s not writing for her day job, you can find her with her nose buried in a book, playing at a weekly open mic night or doom-scrolling the latest make-up challenges on TikTok.