The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced that 57.3% of the national cadres working in this sector are female, working in private sector institutions and companies registered with the ministry.
Dr. Omar Al Nuaimi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for Communication and International Relations, said that about 33% of the total number of female citizens working in the private sector work in the highest skill levels.
He pointed out that most of the working women in the private sector institutions work in a variety of vital economic activities, in the financial and banking sectors, tourism and retail trade, education and business services and health, and other economic sectors, which confirms their ability to fill those jobs with the skills and experience required. Different.
He stressed that the high indicators of the participation of Emirati women in the national economic activity, and their occupation of many different jobs, confirm the success of the policies and initiatives implemented by the State in this regard, which aimed at empowering Emirati women in addition to achieving a balance between them and men in the labor market.
Al Nuaimi said that Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the Supreme Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation, led the Emirati Women Leadership and Empowerment Project, which has achieved many achievements over the past years and has become an active partner in the sustainable development process witnessed by the State.
He pointed out that in light of the UAE's celebration of the UAE Women's Day, we should all be proud of the distinguished achievements and achievements of Emirati women, which were preceded by many women in the world, within the framework of the national development project aimed at empowering women in all fields, including the economic field. At all levels, to play its natural role as an active partner in society.
Al Nuaimi explained that the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, in cooperation with its strategic partners in government, private and related economic sectors, is working to empower Emirati women through the implementation of several initiatives and programs aimed at enhancing their participation in the labor market in the private sector.
He added that the ministry is implementing a package of qualitative initiatives to support Emirati women, including the “telework” initiative, which aims to create more job opportunities for women citizens, with a new system that does not require them to move daily to the workplace, which would achieve a balance between the work of female citizens. Their family life, which motivates them to take up jobs in the private sector.
The “telework” system is based on the partnership between the Ministry of Human Resources, Emiratisation and the private sector, through the conclusion of agreements between the two sides, whereby the ministry provides fully equipped teleworking centers, as well as organizing open days for the employment of female citizens in accordance with the said system that allows Citizens living in remote areas may work in the above mentioned centers, thus avoiding the trouble of going back and forth to and from the companies they work for, especially the larger ones based in the cities.