Syria’s only female minister on what she says to her new president about hiring women: ‘Quotas are so important’

At the Fortune Global Forum in Riyadh, the newly appointed Syrian minister of social and labor affairs, Her Excellency Hind Kabawat, spoke about the future of a nation emerging from nearly 14 years of civil war under a new administration. The country’s only female minister, Kabawat described her passionate appeals to Syria’s new president—and to the international community—to make sure that her status as Syria’s only female minister ends soon, with more women joining her.

The veteran diplomat...