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Emirati women partners in the development process
29-8-2018
On the occasion of the Emirati Women's Day, which falls on August 28 of every year, this year’s theme is "Women on the course of Zayed", the UAE Ambassador, Hamad Saeed Shamsi, said that the Emirates has become a unique model in the world. The UAE woman has become a partner in the development process and the educator of the future generations, he added, noting the exceptional achievements made in the GCC country. The representation of women in government institutions has reached 15%, while the number of female members of the Legislative Federal National Council is 16 women, constituting nearly 22.5% of the total 40 members, Shamsi maintained. Women in the UAE also form about 27% of the 2016 cabinet, including 8 female ministers, one of them being the youngest minister in the world, aged 23. Shamsi praised the remarkable progress in reducing the gender gap in education at the high school and university levels, with girls representing over 70% of college graduates in the Emirates. In the economic arena, Shamsi pointed out that women represent 46.6% of the total labor force, occupying around 66% of public sector jobs and 30% of decision making posts. The number of female entrepreneurs is currently 23,000 women running businesses worth of roughly USD 15 billion, Shamsi stated. (Al Mustaqbal, August 29, 2018)
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