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What is it like working as a woman in Qatar??

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 October 2015 - 05:48

Hi Ladies

Will be moving to Qatar next year for husband's job. I am 27 with no kids, and would love some advice on what it is like working as a woman in Qatar. If it is easy enough to get a job? If there are good opportunities for a career in Qatar as a woman? And any difficulties you may have faced ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated !:)

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 26 October 2015 - 22:22
Glad I could help?
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 23 October 2015 - 03:54
Thanks heaps Lady J ! That's good to know. I have never heard of getting my qualifications legalized here in Australia. So I will get in touch with the university. Really appreciate the heads up about that and the police clearance to fantastic points that I otherwise would have had no idea about !
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 October 2015 - 19:30
Hi Sarah333, Getting a job here is easy if you have the right qualifications, and since you will be sponsered by your husband that is favourable to an employee. What you do need to look into is getting your education qualifiactions legalized / authenticated from the issuing university. Also a police clearance certificate will be required and most employees require this from your home country. Doing those from home is a lot less of a headache if you need to go through the process from here.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 October 2015 - 11:38
Thanks so much ! I work in health and safety. But also could do admin and public relations with my experience and degree. So can be a bit flexible with work options. I just haven't read too much about woman working in qatar. So just wanted some insight into how other women find it. So really appreciate your feedback !
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EW GURU
Latest post on 22 October 2015 - 08:51
What do you do? How easy it will be to get a job will depend entirely on that. If you're an experienced bilingual legal secretary (for example) you'll walk into a job. If you're a brewer might be more difficult. I've worked for two employers and I don't find it different working here to in the UK (from a perspective of being female as opposed to in general). There are some quirks (you get used to some men not wanting to shake your hand for example) but I wouldn't say being female has particularly caused me any issues that I wouldn't have probably also experienced back home.