Rebecca Ponton is a Texas-based journalist, author, and former expatriate, who lived abroad from 1992 – 2006, mainly in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Her writing has been published in Ms. Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, CNN Traveller, Oilman Magazine, and other US and international publications. Currently, she is an energy contributor to Forbes.com. Her work focuses on women’s achievements, particularly “firsts.” Breaking the GAS Ceiling is her first book.