Coinciding with Emirati Women's Day ... in cooperation with the Supreme Legislation Committee
Dubai Women launches the Women’s Legislation Lab in the Emirate of Dubai
The UAE affirms its continued commitment to developing transparent and balanced legislation that keeps pace with the times and reflects the future. Archives
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Coinciding with Emirati Women's Day, the Dubai Women's Foundation, in cooperation with the Supreme Legislation Committee in the emirate of Dubai, launched the Women's Legislation Laboratory in the Emirate of Dubai, with the aim of developing current and future legislation that has a direct impact on women's lives in general, and the laboratory targets many sectors specialized in legislation Women, whether at work, personal status, women in the economy, protection of women, and also their general health.
Governmental partnership
Mona Ghanem Al-Marri, Chair of the Dubai Women’s Foundation and Managing Director, expressed her happiness in partnering with the Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai in launching this initiative, which translates the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with the necessity Strengthening government partnerships in a way that achieves the public interest and reflects positively on the development of government performance and the Emirati society in general, and said that the goal of the Women's Legislation Laboratory in the Emirate of Dubai is to strengthen the legislative environment and its credibility and transparency, while exploring opportunities to propose and introduce new legislation, or amend Existing legislation and monitoring its activation, in order to serve the women's file and enhance Dubai's position as a global model for a woman-friendly city in terms of supportive legislation. Al Marri said that the Women's Legislation Lab reflects the interest of the wife 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 Chair of the Dubai Women Foundation, to develop quality initiatives and projects. It meets the Foundation's objectives related to increasing women's participation in various sectors, and enhancing its role in shaping the economic and social future of the Emirate of Dubai, by proposing and adopting policies affecting women’s file, developing research databases and reports, and building strategic partnerships with the government and private sectors.
Global standards
Al-Marri added that the Dubai Women's Foundation, under the leadership of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has achieved many achievements in the women's file over the past years, as its projects and initiatives were built according to the highest international standards, methodologies and practices, and today it is one of the institutions that is emulated regionally and internationally. In the field of supporting and caring for women and upgrading their capabilities at all levels, within strategic plans that achieve the vision of wise leadership and keep pace with the national goals related to the role of women in the comprehensive development process and future foresight.
Legislation
For his part, the Secretary-General of the "Supreme Legislation Committee", Ahmed bin Mashar, explained that the Women's Legislation Laboratory in the Emirate of Dubai is paving the way for the modernization and development of the legislative structure, in line with the aspirations of the wise leadership in empowering society through women and carrying out their distinguished role in various fields. Economic, political, diplomatic, social, cultural and legal, stressing the importance of the step in introducing new legislations that meet the requirements and fulfill the aspirations of women’s competencies, with emphasis on providing the legislative foundations guaranteeing the safeguarding of women's rights and enabling them to continue their contributions as a true and active partner in the renaissance and development at all levels.
Bin Mashar added: “We are pleased to cooperate with the Dubai Women’s Foundation in launching this qualitative initiative, in conjunction with Emirati Women's Day, renewing our continuous commitment to developing transparent and balanced legislations that keep pace with the times and simulate the future, and we set our sights on supporting the continuous national trend towards consolidating legislative and regulatory frameworks to make the principle of partnership Between men and women a solid culture, a life practice and an institutional approach, inspired by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness’s assertion that reaching the desired future cannot be achieved without the participation of women, and that “our job is to provide An environment to unleash the capabilities of women ».
Vital sectors
The Executive Director of the Dubai Women Establishment, Shamsa Saleh, said that the launch of the Women’s Legislation Lab for the Emirate of Dubai, in conjunction with Emirati Women's Day, comes within the framework of working on a more stable future for working women, as it aims to introduce their legislation and propose recommendations on the applicable legislation that That would contribute to more facilities for a more affordable life for women at the professional and family levels, and emphasized that the targeted sectors are vital sectors that contribute to women's economic success, happiness and societal well-being, and guarantees them many options such as working remotely for working women, and other legislation that preserves rights Women, providing them with economic protection and pushing them to become more involved in the development of society.
Developing current and future legislation that has a direct impact on women's lives in general.