Neveen El Tahri is the Chairperson of Delta Shield for Investment, a management consulting firm she established in 2011 with the goal of supporting young entrepreneurs, family businesses, and small to medium-sized enterprises in Egypt. She is also the first woman elected to sit on the board of the Egyptian Stock Exchange and Financial Supervisory Authority.

In this video, El Tahri discusses the challenges she faced as the first woman in several male-dominated business environments. This included resistance she received from colleagues when speaking up, as well the need to contend with a "boys' club" culture that excluded women from business decisions made in traditionally male social settings.

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