Is Your Career More Important Than Family? Working Mothers in Dubai

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chatGRG explores how careers are built, shaped, and evolved in an AI-driven world. In a region where opportunity moves fast, careers are rarely linear. Being skilled is not enough. How you position yourself, how you show up, and how your experience translates into opportunity matter. chatGRG brings together leaders, founders, hiring managers, and regional influencers to share honest perspectives on building careers in the Gulf. We speak openly about getting hired, navigating multiple career moves, and understanding how decisions are made behind closed doors. Across these conversations, we also explore how personal brand and career visibility influence hiring outcomes, progression, and long-term credibility, especially in a market where reputation travels quickly. Produced through GRG, the region’s largest independently owned recruitment firm, the discussions are shaped by real access to senior hiring environments and market insight. This is not theory or motivation. It is experience-led discussion on careers, visibility, hiring dynamics, and what it takes to build long-term momentum. If you are building yourself or navigating your next move, this is the insight most people only gain after years in the market.

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Is Your Career More Important Than Family? Working Mothers in Dubai | Lamisse Muhtaseb, Deliotte

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1 month ago

Is Your Career More Important Than Family? Working Mothers in Dubai | Lamisse Muhtaseb, Deliotte

The conversation around working mothers in the Middle East has evolved, but the reality often tells a different story.

In this episode of Out of Office, Lamisse Muhtaseb, Managing Director, People and Purpose at Deloitte Middle East, shares an honest look at what it means to return to work as a mother in today’s job market.

We reveal:

↳ The hidden challenges mothers face when re-entering the workforce and how companies can genuinely help them succeed.
↳ Why flexibility is not a favour but a business advantage.
↳ How inclusion must go beyond gender and translate into everyday action.

↳ The mindset every returning mother needs before stepping back in.

If you have ever wondered what it really takes to balance ambition, identity, and motherhood in a region that never slows down, this conversation is a must listen.

(00:00:00) Opening: The Hidden Bias Against Returning Mothers(00:01:08) The Middle East Job Market Reality Check(00:03:05) When Compromise Becomes Survival(00:05:36) Beyond the CV: Rethinking What Matters in Hiring(00:06:42) The Maternity Maze: Why New Mothers Struggle to Return(00:08:35) Government Support vs Corporate Reality(00:10:26) The Career Break Stigma(00:11:39) Going to the Source of the Problem(00:15:36) The Business Case for Inclusion(00:17:17) Tackling Unconscious Bias Head-On(00:18:13) The Five-Month Pregnant Candidate Dilemma(00:20:29) The Secret Sauce of Work-Life Balance(00:22:38) Advice for Returning Mothers: Own Your Story(00:25:29) The Success Story: Progress Is Possible

Listen on:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5lIDFHFRURyEmEVx5Ksdkw/
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-your-career-more-important-than-family-working-mothers/id1781880969?i=1000736941219
Connect with Lamisse:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamisse-muhtaseb-2508522/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamisse_muhtaseb/
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Mark Timms: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marktimmsgrg/