The UAE is ranked 18th globally and first regionally in the 2020 Gender Equality Index

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, President of the Dubai Women Foundation, expressed her pride and pride in the qualitative leap and the great achievement of the UAE in The Gender Equality Index issued by the United Nations Development Program for the year 2020, and its rise to the 18th position globally and first in the Arab world.

The UAE has thus climbed 8 ranks in the index ladder within one year only, as it ranked 26 in 2019, achieving the national target by reaching the list of the top 25 countries in the world in this index by 2021.

This global achievement comes within only 5 years of the establishment of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, which was established under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, to become the first federal government entity of its kind in the world. It aims to enhance gender balance and activate and propose laws, initiatives and projects that support its achievement in the best way.

Merit and merit

Her Highness affirmed the UAE’s merit and entitlement to this achievement, referring to the record time during which it was achieved compared to its predecessors in this direction. Gender balance and implemented with full commitment as a top national priority. "

Sayings and deeds

Her Highness thanked and gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi The Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces for their permanent directives to raise the percentage of women’s representation in all economic, political and social fields and to launch initiatives and policies that support the consolidation of their position as an efficient partner in the national development process, which contributed to this exceptional development, stressing that what distinguishes the leaders of the UAE is the embodiment of words with deeds according to goals Clear, specific and within an atmosphere of motivation to continue the effort to achieve the highest standards of success and excellence.

She also congratulated His Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation for this achievement, appreciating her role in enhancing the status of Emirati women and enabling them to fully contribute to the nation’s march by following the path of the founding father Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan. May God rest his soul, "who laid the first building blocks for empowering women in the UAE.

Faithful and competitive

Her Highness emphasized that this achievement would not have been achieved without the joint efforts and cooperation between the members of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance and the various bodies and institutions as one team out of full faith in the Council’s objectives and what can be translated on the ground in terms of stimulating a competitive environment based on competence and distinction and that depends on appreciation based on Efficiency, capabilities, diligence and dedication to work and not to gender, in addition to relying on laws and policies that support the application of best practices in the work environment based on international standards.

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His Highness, the President of the Emirates Gender Balance Council, said that working to achieve advanced positions is a legacy and a culture established by the founding fathers, stressing that continuing work and effort to elevate the position and leadership of the UAE globally is the best response to the beautiful parents, and a duty that we do with pride and pride by launching more targeted initiatives. To move this file to more advanced levels, noting that the UAE has become an inspiring reference at the Arab and regional level on the best policies supporting gender balance and achieving the 5 goal of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals related to achieving balance and empowering women.

International standards

Her Highness indicated that the UAE's cooperation with the United Nations Development Program in developing the UAE's gender balance index, which was based on the standards of the United Nations Development Program and international best practices, and the launch of the "Gender Balance Guide" in cooperation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as the first evidence from Its kind in the world to support gender balance in the institutions of the public and private sectors, constituted a qualitative development in the development of clear steps to implement the requirements of this balance in accordance with the highest international standards.

Balance indicator

It is worth noting that the Gender Equality Index, issued annually by the United Nations Development Program, is the most important global indicator in the field of gender balance, as it measures the balance in three important aspects of human development: “Health, Empowerment and Work”, and classifies countries using several indicators: The maternal mortality ratio, the teenage birth rate, the proportion of seats held by women in parliament, the population with at least a secondary education for females, the population with at least a secondary education for males, the female labor force participation rate, the male labor force participation rate .

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