Citi Bahrain and the Bahrain Association of Banks (BAB) recently organized a 'Women in Banking' roundtable that determined that there is a need to establish a forum to support and empower women working in Bahrain's banking and financial sector. Female banking executives from more than 15 institutions attended the seminar. Keynote speaker HH Shaikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, Chairwoman of Al Salam Bank and Executive Director of inJAz Bahrain, spoke on the role of women in the banking and financial sector, pointing out that it is the largest single employer in the Kingdom, with more than 14,400 people and with women making up 37 percent of that workforce. "However, the majority of that percentile hold only junior to middle management roles," she said. [also refers to Eskan Bank]