BBC Radio York - #York businesswomen in #Saudi Arabia

Did you hear #BBC Radio York's Elly Fiorentini on Drive talking about women doing business in the Middle East? If you have ever been to that part of the world you will know that women live very different lives to women in the West. (Elly remembers walking through #Dubai airport on a transfer and seeing very few women and the ones she did see were covered from head to toe). For #Yorkshire businesswomen Carol Baines and Fiona Roffey, their recent trade mission to #Saudi, #Oman and #Dubai was a bit of a culture shock. Their trip was sponsored by British Trade & Investment and organised by the Training Gateway at #York University. What was their trip about and what have they learned from their experiences? Seven flights in seven days tells you it was no holiday - Carole Baines and Fiona Roffey explain.....