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Dubai? So are you not interested in attracting women to startups?
by muninn_ 10y ago
Dubai? So are you not interested in attracting women to startups?
- matthewmacleod 10y agoAnd a few other spots around the world?
- pyronik 10y agoThe irony of choosing Dubai because of America's supposed intolerance.. hope you don't want not only women, gays, non-married couples, or all the other BS a muslim state enforces.
- asadlionpk 10y agoWhat do you mean?
- muninn_ 10y agoAre you familiar with the Middle East?
- startupdiscuss 10y agoAre you? http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150422-which-women-get-ahead-in-dubai http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150422-which-women-get-ah...
- jcranmer 10y agoYou're being a bit broad with your brush strokes there. The United Arab Emirates (of which Dubai is one) has a female labor force participation rate of ~46%. While that is low compared to the ~50-60% you'd see in most OECD countries, it's not that far off places like Poland (48%) and better than, say, Mexico (45%). It's definitely not Iran (15%) or Saudi Arabia (20%).
- muninn_ 10y agoThat statistic is simply meaningless in this context. Just today some girl got arrested with her boyfriend for sex before marriage. Does that happen in Mexico or Poland?
- asadlionpk 10y agoHave you even been to Dubai? It's more happening place than SF. Clearly you have no idea and can't differentiate b/w Saudi and Dubai.
- bruceb 10y agoLook at the visa policy for unmarried women under 30 for Dubai. It's not SA yes, but is still restrictive update: It seems the restriction on women traveling who don't have husbands/fathers has been relaxed/ended. Looking more into it. Update 2: On UAE Embassy for US no mention of restrictions But not the case for other countries. For Indian women one provider states: For female applicants and students who are above 18 years and travelling alone require NOC from parents / husband, Photo ID of parents/ husband. Coloured copy of the host passport / residence visa
- homakov 10y ago> Look at the visa policy for unmarried women under 30 for Dubai With little googling you can find a reason behind this. Dubai escorts is huge.
- ar15saveslives 10y agoTry to get Schengen or US visa if you're a single woman under 30. Visa officers will openly treat you as a prostitute.
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- dang 10y agoInflammatory drive-bys are trolling. If you have a substantive point, make it thoughtfully; if you don't, please don't post. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13830706 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13830706 and marked it off-topic.
- muninn_ 10y agoWhat else is there to say? It's the Middle East. Can women even start businesses there? What if you're gay? Will they behead the CEO of a Y Combinator-backed startup if he/she is ousted as gay or an atheist? Will the founder have to have a male escort to board meetings?
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- dang 10y agoThere's nothing substantive about what you're doing here, it's wildly off-topic, and just because there is a kernel of factual truth in what you're saying does not mean it isn't a smear. We ban accounts that post like this, so please stop.