The AIWF aims to brings equal rights to men and women in the workforce, and in society in general.
The Forum was founded in 2001 by Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani, who began with the vision of putting to help Arab women become "part and parcel of the international community".
She put together a formal network of Arab and international businesswomen as well as female community leaders to expand the growing role of women in the global marketplace and decision-making.
The AIWF 2005 report called Engines of economic growth in the Arab world[1] suggested that Arab men be given paternal leave from work to look after children rather than leaving all the work to women, through role balancing.
[3] One idea is that women are given educational and working opportunities meaning that they will be able to make their mark in society as a whole and as individuals.