They constitute 81.5% of the total female workforce in DEWA.
Al Tayer: 34.2% of female citizens in the Research and Development Center of "Dubai Electricity"
The Emirati Women's Forum was held, in person and by default, to celebrate Emirati Women's Day for 2021. From the source
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer: "The total number of female employees in leadership positions in (the authority) has recently reached 311."
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The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) reported that female citizens currently constitute 81.5% of the total female workforce in the Authority, while the percentage of female nationals in the Authority's Research and Development Center is 34.2%.
She indicated, in press statements on the sidelines of the seventh Emirati Women Forum in Dubai, yesterday, which was held in person and virtual to celebrate Emirati Women's Day for the year 2021, under the slogan "Women are ambition and radiance for fifty", that the number of female employees in leadership positions in the authority has finally reached 311, while it increased The total number of female employees in the authority increased from 300 in 2009 to 1943 female employees at present, pointing out that the engineering and technical sector in the authority currently includes 720 female employees.
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In detail, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), said that “national women constitute 81.5% of the total female workforce currently working in the authority, while the percentage of Emirati women in the research and development center of the authority is 34.2%, and they have obtained Higher qualifications in the scientific and engineering fields.
He explained that "the total number of female employees in leadership positions in the authority has recently reached 311, while the total number of female employees in general in the authority has finally reached 1943 female employees," noting that "the engineering and technical sector in the authority currently includes 720 female employees."
Al Tayer added that the authority’s female employees record various achievements, as they participate in many volunteer work, and the total volunteer hours of the authority’s female employees during the year 2020 amounted to more than 13.3 thousand hours in 40 community initiatives.
He pointed out that "Emirati women have left firm imprints that contributed greatly to containing the repercussions of the (Covid-19) pandemic and accelerating the recovery stage, and formed a main pillar in the most honorable stations that the UAE witnessed during the past year, including its formation of 18% of workers in the space sector, and 34 % of the Hope Probe team, which is considered one of the highest percentages in the world.
1943 female employee
In turn, Executive Vice President of the Strategy and Government Communication Sector at DEWA, Khawla Al Muhairi, said, "The number of female employees in the authority has recorded tremendous growth during the past years, as the number did not exceed about 300 female employees in 2009, until it finally reached 1943 female employees, with rates of A growth estimated at 547%.
She added that "the female employees, including female citizens, currently constitute a large percentage of the female workers in the authority, including engineering and technical works that require different effort and expertise, which indicates the extent of growth and demand that the authority is recording in attracting women, especially female citizens," pointing out that " According to previous growth indicators, the number of female employees in the authority is expected to increase by an additional 50% by 2030.
She explained that "women employees constitute up to 80% of the rationalization sector in the authority, which contributed during the past year to achieving savings in water and electricity, the total of which is estimated during the past year, in various parts of Dubai, in general, amounting to one billion dirhams." .
• The engineering and technical sector of the Authority currently includes 720 female employees.
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