In a move that really shows the growing commitment to empowering women in the technology sector, the Standard Chartered Foundation, in collaboration with Village Capital and Bahrain FinTech Bay, has announced the launch of the seventh cohort of the "Women in Tech" program in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The main goal here is to support women-led startups and help them achieve sustainable growth. This program comes at a time when both regional and international economic and geopolitical challenges are on the rise. This makes women's entrepreneurship a key tool for achieving economic balance and boosting innovation, especially in the fast-growing tech sectors.
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