Abu Dhabi Pension Agency: Women are a key partner for men in all work sectors

43.3 thousand Emirati women work in the public and private sectors in Abu Dhabi

The retirement law in Abu Dhabi singled out women with many advantages.

Emirates today

The Abu Dhabi Pension Fund revealed that the total number of Emirati women working in the government and private sectors in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, who are registered with the fund, reached 43,295 female citizens until the end of last June, representing 46% of the total insured employees in the emirate, which numbered 94,128. This reflects the significant increase in the number of female nationals registered with the fund by more than four times, as the percentage did not exceed 11% of the total workforce registered with the fund when it was established in 2000, stressing that these numbers mean that Emirati women have become a key partner in All business sectors in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

The Fund stated, in an official statistics issued on the occasion of Emirati Women's Day, that 37,298 Emirati women are registered with the Fund in the local government sector institutions in the emirate, compared to 5,997 Emirati women registered in employers in the private sector, while the average years of service for Emirati women working in the emirate is 10 years.

The Fund confirmed that the number of retired Emirati women in the emirate amounted to 3,448 retirees, representing 24% of the total retirees of the Fund, while the average age at retirement for women reached 46 years, compared to 55 years for the age at retirement for men, explaining that the Fund's database witnessed a remarkable development in the number of pensioners. Emirati women working in various sectors in the emirate, whose years of service exceeded 25 years, reached 650 female citizens until last July, 5% of the total Emirati women registered with the fund, which confirms the determination and determination of Emirati women to give and dedication to serve the country, as well as the endurance of Emirati women working in various sectors in the emirate. family responsibilities.

The Fund emphasized that the Abu Dhabi Retirement Law singled out women with many advantages to enable them to participate in the comprehensive development in Abu Dhabi, in addition to taking care of their families. He pointed out that the total number of retired female citizens with children reached 2159, representing 15% of the total number of female pensioners, pointing out that among the benefits guaranteed by law to women is their exclusion from the prohibition of combining pensions in specific cases, including the right of the widow of the pensioner to combine her retirement pension. And her share of the retirement pension due to her on behalf of her deceased husband, and she is exempted from stopping this share when she joins work, explaining that the total number of entitlements to a share of the retirement pension amounted to 8,517 female citizens, representing 85% of the total number of beneficiaries with the Fund.

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The number of female retirees in the emirate represents 24% of the total number of retirees.

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Average years of service for Emirati women working in the emirate.

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