# BahrainSkills and Gender Parity Accelerator

As Bahrain continues to diversify from an oil to a knowledge economy, its human capital will be one of the major pillars of its economic strength.In support of this, Bahrain is recognised as a regional leader on gender parity and wage equality, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2024. But Bahrain is not slowing down following this success, it remains committed to fully closing gender skills gaps and aims to continue to increase gender parity across its workforce, particularly in high-growth industries like technology and advanced manufacturing.


## Activities and deliverables

Launched at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in January 2025, Bahrain's Economic Development Board are mobilizing multi-stakeholder partnerships to drive progress on reskilling and upskilling, with a particular focus on gender parity - the first Accelerator globally of its kind. The Bahrain Skills and Gender Parity Accelerator will prioritize closing the gender skills gap in high-growth industries, increasing Bahraini male and female participation across the labour market.Coordinated by Skills Bahrain and led by Tamkeen and the Economic Development Board, in collaboration with leading Bahraini employers, the Accelerator integrates insights from these organizations with the World Economic Forum’s global research to develop a cross-sectoral analysis that helps identify current and future gender-related skills gaps. This will form the foundation for an actionable upskilling and reskilling strategy.This approach aims to inspire local action, increase gender parity across the workforce and position Bahrain as a global model for inclusive workforce development.


## Accelerator leadership


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## Local coordinator

Skills Bahrain


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