During the past few weeks, I have attended several events for women entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia and a common complaint was a lack of networking opportunities and financing.

In a TV interview during the UN General Assembly last September, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said power, especially at the Security Council, was not in his hands but in those of the member states. What he had was a voice, and convening power.

A report published last year raised alarm bells about the demographic transition in Saudi Arabia being in the early stages of shifting to an older population and considered the implications of that both socially and economically.

What do women have to do with climate change? Are they affected differently than men? Are there specific issues that concern women with regards to climate change?

There is a women in leadership deficit in the private sector of the Middle East and North Africa region. This is the finding of a recent Middle East Women’s Initiative study by the Middle East Program of the Wilson Center.