Siemens highlights importance of diversity at “How Women Work” Fringe Event in Doha

"Across the world, Siemens has been working hard to get more women into the organization. Gender equality has positive implications for social and economic development and we have a long-term responsibility to increase the share of women in our global workforce,” said Kugel.

Siemens WLL Qatar focuses on diversity through a range of initiatives from graduate recruitment, collaboration with universities, as well as a focus on increasing the company’s nationality mix and reaching a target of a female workforce of 20 percent by 2020 – effectively doubling the current rate.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of gas and steam turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2015, which ended on September 30, 2015, Siemens generated revenue of €75.6 billion and net income of €7.4 billion. At the end of September 2015, the company had around 348,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.