The country jumps 4 ranks globally in the report of the World Economic Forum

The UAE is the first in the Arab world in the Gender Gap Report 2022

  • A quantum leap in the gender balance file in the UAE.

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The wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, blessed Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, President of the Dubai Women's Foundation, for the wise leadership and for Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the Women's Union General Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (Mother of the Nation), the new achievement of the UAE in the file of gender balance by achieving first place in the Arab world in the Gender Gap Report 2022, issued by the World Economic Forum, and raising the country’s performance by four global ranks at once And it advanced to the 68th place in this report, after it was ranked 72nd globally in last year's edition.

world achievement

Her Highness expressed her pride in this new global and regional achievement for the country, which continues its global progress in this vital file, which reflects its priority in the approach and vision of the UAE under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, praising Her Highness for the care provided by the wise leadership and Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak to women in all sectors, supported by legislation, policies and initiatives that consolidate their rights and enhance their participation in economic, political and social life and in international forums.Blessing of the leadership Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that the Emirates Council for Gender Balance has worked over the past years to translate the vision and directives of the wise leadership to reduce the gender gap in all sectors and fields, and to raise the UAE’s classification in competitiveness indicators and relevant global reports, which has resulted in Efforts of cooperation and coordination with all relevant ministries and federal authorities have yielded good results in this file at the local and international levels. They have also contributed to the support and blessing of the wise leadership in bridging the gaps in global reports, after reviewing and making improvements to many legislations and laws related to gender balance in several areas.

Ongoing support

Her Highness added that thanks to the wise leadership's attention to this file within the continuous support for women and the consolidation of their role in all fields, the UAE is one of the world's leading countries in terms of the proportion of women's parliamentary representation, which reaches 50% of the number of members of the Federal National Council, and is one of the The highest percentage globally in terms of ministerial representation with 27.5% of the number of ministers, in addition to its high representation in the labor market and in specialized and future jobs.

UAE leadership

Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, "The UAE Gender Balance Strategy 2022-2026, which was launched last March, aims to achieve the UAE's leadership and global influence in this file, and to enhance the presence of women in leadership positions. and the economic sector, through which we seek to achieve a qualitative leap in the file of gender balance in the UAE and reach advanced ranks globally, in line with the goals and axes of the next fifty years plan in the country, which translates the future vision of our wise leadership.”

Manal bint Muhammad:

"The UAE is one of the world's leading countries in terms of women's parliamentary representation."

“Initiatives that consolidate women’s rights and their participation in economic, political and social life.”

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