The campus of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance and President of the Dubai Women’s Foundation, affirmed that Dubai’s hosting of the International Women's Forum, for the second time, confirms The UAE's position as a global center for dialogue and the exchange of knowledge and experiences, and highlights the country's commitment and unremitting efforts in supporting women and enhancing their contributions in various fields.

Her Highness said that the support that women have received from the wise leadership since the establishment of the State of the Union at the hands of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, which has resulted in qualitative achievements in all sectors, has made the UAE a global influence in the file of women, noting her Highness Until the qualitative initiatives launched by our wise leadership in recent years have contributed to enhancing the state’s standing in the global competitiveness reports on women and gender balance.

Her Highness stressed the keenness of all state institutions to intensify their efforts to be the first globally in the world on the issue of women, and that the UAE has already made great strides towards achieving this goal, through many legislations and initiatives in support of women in the political, economic and social fields, to become among the countries with the highest global rates of Where the parliamentary representation of women, after increasing the percentage of her representation in the Federal National Council to 50%, under the directions of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, as was the package of initiatives and policies launched by the Council of Ministers, headed by His Excellency HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may Allah protect him, the role of the great support of women in all fields, and raise the classification of the state in the relevant global indicators.

This came on the occasion of the Dubai Women’s Foundation’s announcement yesterday of the World Women’s Forum - Dubai 2020 program, which it is organizing under the slogan “The Power of Influence” on February 16 and 17 in Madinat Jumeirah, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President The State Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. The forum program and the list of speakers and partners were announced during a press conference organized by the Dubai Women’s Foundation at the new office of the Dubai Government’s Media Office, in which the President of the Dubai Women’s Foundation and the Managing Director, Mona Ghanem Al-Marri, the Director General of the Culture and Arts Authority in Dubai, spoke to the Vice-Chairman of the Board Dubai Women’s Foundation, Hala Badri, and the Executive Vice President of the Governmental Strategy and Communication Sector at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Khawla Al Muhairi, and Executive Director of the Dubai International Women's Forum, Lamia Abdulaziz Khan, in the presence of the Executive Director of the Dubai Women’s Foundation, Shamsa Saleh.

Impact strength

Mona Al-Marri considered that the positive impact contributes to improving life and inspiring peoples and nations, saying: “If we look at the UAE, we find that the impact of our wise leadership and vision over the past fifty years has made the name of the UAE a synonym for unprecedented achievements, and an inspiring global model for success in How to turn challenges into opportunities, ”he said, adding that this vision will extend its impact to make the next 50 years more leadership and special. She affirmed that organizing the forum at this global level translates the keenness of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to support women in various fields, through many qualitative initiatives and programs that hone their potential and enhance their leadership, and also reflects Her Highness's interest in strengthening global and regional partnerships for Dubai Women’s Foundation In a way that contributes to achieving the goals of its strategic plan 2017-2021, indicating that this forum is the largest of its kind in the world in the field of caring for women and enhancing its role in various fields, as it attracts more than 3000 personalities from about 87 countries, during which more than 60 sessions are held Discussive, more than 10 are spoken 0 Local and global official, in addition to officials of international organizations and inspiring speakers in many fields.

Mona Al-Marri added that the forum is an important factor in supporting international efforts to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, especially the fifth goal on "achieving gender balance and empowering all women and girls", and the 17th goal on "strengthening means of implementation and revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development" .

Seeing Mohammed bin Rashid

Hala Badri said: “We are proud of our support for the second session of the Forum as a cultural partner, within the framework of our endeavors to establish bridges of constructive dialogue between different civilizations and cultures, especially that it gives us a valuable opportunity to learn about the most successful global experiences, and interact with a group of world leaders and experts to exchange ideas and experiences. In the field of developing and supporting women's capabilities and empowerment in various societies. ” Hala Badri added: "This partnership comes in the belief of us of the importance of this global event and its wide scope of impact, to benefit from it as an ideal global platform to highlight the position of Dubai."

Women and sustainability

Khawla Al Muhairi said: “We are delighted that Dubai Electricity and Water Authority will be the strategic sustainability partner of the Dubai Women's World Forum 2020, and we thank Dubai Women Foundation, under the leadership of Her Highness Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, for giving us the opportunity to participate in this forum, starting from The responsibility of the societal body and its strategy for caring for women, as an essential partner in the development process. She added that the total number of employees at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority reached until the end of last year 1933 employees, working efficiently and competently in a positive and stimulating work environment, that supports working women and helps them achieve a balance between their lives.

Personalities and partners

Lamia Khan reviewed during the press conference the list of partners in the forum, saying that it includes both «We-Fi Entrepreneurial Finance Initiative, as a global strategic partner, and the forum has the cooperation of the International Monetary Fund and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development as the global knowledge partners, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority As the strategic sustainability partner, the Culture and Arts Authority in Dubai as the cultural partner of the event, along with many other partners.

successful experience

Captain Pilot, Sheikha Mozah Bint Marwan Al Maktoum, shares the story of her choice of aviation profession, and reviews her successful experience in this field, despite the prevailing stereotype, and other challenges, as Carla Harris, Vice Chairman and Managing Director and Senior Customer Adviser to Morgan Stanley, present in providing motivational advice, and productive working methods, based on a long experience of more than 30 years on how to develop a career.

Mona Al-Marri: great achievements

Dubai Foundation Chairman and Managing Director, Mona Ghanem Al-Marri, told «Emirates Today»: “It is necessary to highlight the achievements of women. The forum is an opportunity to talk to the world, there are many successful experiences, and we have a leadership that has a clear vision of the role of Women, in addition to having imaginary figures about the representation of women in different sectors, and the participation of these experiences is very important, especially since the forum is witnessing contributions from international organizations ». Al-Marri pointed out that Emirati women got equal opportunities with men. In every field there is competence, and the large number does not mean that women have advanced. There are institutions that occupy their senior departments are men, efficiency is not related to sex, stressing that it may come out through the forum new initiatives Or cooperation and partnerships with organizations for new projects.

Lamia Khan: a positive image

Lamia Khan, Executive Director of the International Women’s Forum, told «Emirates Today» that «the forum will work through its slogan, which is (the power of influence), to reflect the positive image of women through four axes: government, economy, society and the future And global and exceptional partnerships have been built in this course. Emirati personalities and distinguished experiences will be highlighted.

President of Dubai Women Establishment:

• “Dubai hosting the forum for the second time, confirms the UAE’s position as a global center for dialogue and exchange of knowledge and experiences.”

• “The UAE has made great strides, making it among the countries with the highest rates of parliamentary representation for women.”

• 60 discussion sessions with over 100 local and international officials.