The Kingdom of Bahrain is at the forefront of Equal Opportunities in different walks of life. Effort in equality between men and women in business and society is a remarkable achievement by Bahrain when compared to other countries. The Conference on Equal Opportunity in Business and Society is a collaborative research endeavour between Ahlia University and Brunel University. This conference a testimony to the current success as well as a lever to move forward with the equality agenda. There is a bouquet of expertise who will present empirical studies on equal opportunities in several areas and a selection of interactive workshops. This first day of this 2-day event is about real studies on equality issues in business and society. The papers will show results of these studies and what lessons can be learned for future works. The second day will offer three parallel workshops in new methods in Qualitative Research. The workshop will be facilitated to provide hands-on learning experiences for expert and novice researchers in new powerful methods for research into equal opportunities.
