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</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>She holds her own on oil rigs
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Ms Joud Oudeh, 21, at a Keppel oil rig during her internship here. -- PHOTO: KEPPEL CORPORATION
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Dressed in a boiler suit with her long hair tucked under a helmet, Ms Joud Oudeh, 21, climbs up gangways to visit oil rigs and tankers at Keppel's yards here.
'In Dubai, it is not very acceptable yet for women to do site work or get high positions,' the fourth-year electrical engineering student said.
'I now realise a woman can definitely work in the field.'
The Jordanian who lives in Dubai was among nine young Arabs interning with Keppel Corporation recently. The exchange is an effort by Keppel and Young Arab Leaders, a pan-Arab network that develops young talents.
At first, Ms Oudeh was a little worried about the male-dominated shipyard and physical work. But 'my determination and ambition' have now sharpened, she said.
This 'can-do' spirit is evident in the group, said Ms Tan Poh Hong, Keppel's director of group human resources.
Lee Siew Hua
sunday people
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Ms Joud Oudeh, 21, at a Keppel oil rig during her internship here. -- PHOTO: KEPPEL CORPORATION
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Dressed in a boiler suit with her long hair tucked under a helmet, Ms Joud Oudeh, 21, climbs up gangways to visit oil rigs and tankers at Keppel's yards here.
'In Dubai, it is not very acceptable yet for women to do site work or get high positions,' the fourth-year electrical engineering student said.
'I now realise a woman can definitely work in the field.'
The Jordanian who lives in Dubai was among nine young Arabs interning with Keppel Corporation recently. The exchange is an effort by Keppel and Young Arab Leaders, a pan-Arab network that develops young talents.
At first, Ms Oudeh was a little worried about the male-dominated shipyard and physical work. But 'my determination and ambition' have now sharpened, she said.
This 'can-do' spirit is evident in the group, said Ms Tan Poh Hong, Keppel's director of group human resources.
Lee Siew Hua
