It went beyond empowerment to creativity and leadership in all fields
"Memory of the nation" ... on International Women's Day ... the daughter of the Emirates, the nation's ambassador to the stars
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan visiting a literacy class.
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Emirati women have taken an interest in the education of their children and made sure that they attend the best schools.
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Emirati women play their national role in all fields.
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«Memory of the Nation»
A weekly page provided by "Emirates Today", in cooperation with the "National Archives" of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, with the aim of introducing the way life in the Emirates before the federation, and during its early beginnings, and the great effort made by the founding fathers of the state for its establishment, and linking it to what the leaders of the Emirates achieve, Today, her children are among the achievements the world has witnessed.
On the eighth of March of every year the world celebrates “International Women's Day”, in appreciation of women in all societies, the contributions they make in all fields, and the achievements and gains they have made, which are gains that women in many countries of the world did not obtain except after claims And a bitter struggle, and in some countries, women are still struggling to obtain their rights.
On the other hand, the UAE presented a different model in dealing with women, as the leadership was the first to support and motivate women to enter all fields, and provide the appropriate environment for them to work, progress, excel, innovate and innovate, which was a prominent feature in the thought and approach of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, and he expressed it in many words and statements he made, on various occasions, most notably his saying: “I support women in everything that harms them.”
From the outset, the late Sheikh Zayed, may God rest his soul, worked to push women to be an active partner in the construction and development of the new country, so he paid attention to girls ’education, stressing in his statement:“ The role of women is no less than that of men, and today's students are Future mothers ».
And he said: "The man is a brother to the woman, and the woman is the sister to the man. There is no difference between them except in work ... good work and bad work ... Here lies the difference."
In addition to opening girls' schools and adult literacy classes, he was keen to provide a supportive environment for women to graduate to study and work, such as providing health services for them and children and nurseries, and women's associations were also established in the Emirates to express the needs of women in various fields.
The faith of the late Sheikh Zayed, may God rest his soul, in women and their ability to contribute effectively to the development of society, was reflected in the reliance on his wife, Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (Mother of the Emirates), To play a major role in changing the status of women and improving their condition. Her Highness Sheikha Fatima was really able, with much effort, work and support from Sheikh Zayed, may God rest his soul, to achieve great gains for women in the Emirates.
At the beginning of the new millennium, Sheikh Zayed announced his full support for the participation of women in political action, as it is a right guaranteed by the constitution.
He said, "I encourage women to fully participate in the service of their homeland, and political work is part of this participation. It is a woman's right to enter this field, to present her ideas, and to confirm her participation with effort and thought."
Empowering society His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took care of women and pushed them towards further progress and proof of their competence, which is indicated by His Highness: “Women in the Emirates have equal opportunities in education and employment, and they are She is present in the most important positions and bears the responsibilities of the most complex work. ”He asserted:“ A mother who shakes her baby's cradle with her right can shake the world with her left.
Regarding the development achieved by women in the UAE, His Highness said: “We have passed the stage of empowering women .. We empower society through women, we empower our economy by strengthening their role, and we develop our government services when they assume leadership positions, and we launch our development projects that are based on women’s management, and develop our structure. Infrastructure, health and educational services, and even strengthening our military power, depending on the role of women in these fields .. And the presence of women in these fields and sectors is a logical consequence of the nature of university graduates, of whom more than 70% of them are females .. It is an extended and long process of appreciating women and promoting Its role in development, and perhaps this is the reason why we are the first country in the region in terms of gender equality, according to international reports.
In the government, women make up more than 65% of all workers, and hold 30% of its leadership positions. Even personally, in my daily work, I do not dispense with the work of women, because 85% of the work team in my office are also from the daughters of the country ».
Renewed achievements
The UAE welcomes “International Women's Day” this year with more achievements, which are the fruits of the approach it took from the beginning, as the country achieved first place in the Middle East and North Africa in the “Women, Business and Law 2021” report issued by the World Bank.
And it made great progress in the 2021 version of the report, achieving 82.5 points out of a total of 100 points, compared to 29 points in the 2019 version, and 56 points in the 2020 version, and it also achieved a full score (100 points) in five axes: freedom of movement, work, wages, Entrepreneurship, and pension.
In the field of space, which the UAE stormed with confidence and success, women were a fundamental pillar of this success, as women formed 34% of the entire mission team and 80% of its scientific team, under the leadership of the UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, Sarah Al-Amiri, which makes the success of The mission of the Hope Probe is a success for Emirati women at the same time, and an indisputable evidence of the uniqueness of the approach that the UAE has taken and is taking in empowering women and pushing them forward to become an ambassador for their country in all fields around the world and in the sky as well, to raise their name among the stars.
Leadership positions
Emirati women ranked first in the percentage of Arab women's participation in decision-making bodies and leadership positions, according to the 2019 annual report issued by the Center for Arab Women Participation Studies of the Arab Women Authority.
In the economy, Emirati women have made great strides in the path of economic empowerment, as the number of Emirati businesswomen exceeds 23,000 women, who run projects worth more than 50 billion dirhams, and occupy 15% of the boards of directors of the chambers of commerce and industry in the country, while the proportion of Emirati women is Female workers in private sector institutions and companies registered with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation are about 57.3% of the total national cadres working in this sector.
Emirati businesswomen annually reserve distinguished positions among the 100 most powerful women in the economic world in the Arab world, according to “Forbes.” As for the peaceful nuclear energy sector, the figures indicate that the percentage of females in the UAE's peaceful nuclear program has exceeded 20%.
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UAE is a pioneer in supporting women and providing the environment to work, progress, excel, innovate and innovate.
- The UAE welcomes International Women's Day this year with more great achievements for women.
Emirati women have made great strides in economic empowerment with about 23,000 business women.
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Female university graduates.
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Of those working in the government are women.
The percentage of females in the UAE's peaceful nuclear program is outstanding, and has exceeded 20%.
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