UAE tops Mena in the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law report

UAE tops Mena in the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law report

The UAE’s progress in women’s empowerment aligns with the leadership’s vision of making the UAE the best nation in the world by 2070

Women walk past an illustration depicting an astronaut with the Emirati national flag outside Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in Dubai. — AFP file photo

Published: Thu 2 Mar 2023, 7:02 PM

Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Gender Balance Council (GBC), President of the Dubai Women Establishment, and the wife of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, lauded the UAE’s commitment to gender balance, noting that the UAE leadership’s unwavering support and confidence in women’s capability has led them to effectively contribute to the nation’s sustainable development journey.

Sheikha Manal made these comments following the release of the Women, Business and the Law 2023 report by the World Bank, which ranked the UAE as the leading country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

The UAE received a full score in five of the report’s eight key indicators, including mobility, workplace, pay, entrepreneurship, and pension.

Sheikha Manal commended the UAE’s success in providing women with equal opportunities through a series of legislation and policies