UAE tops Mena in World Bank’s women in business report

UAE tops Mena in World Bank’s women in business report

Country scores 100% in 5 of 8 key indicators

The UAE Gender Balance Council has collaborated with various federal entities, resulting in the introduction and reforms of over 20 legislations. - KT file

Published: Thu 2 Mar 2023, 6:38 PM

The World Bank has ranked the UAE as the leading country in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region in its Women, Business and the Law 2023 report.

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

The annual World Bank report, that covers 190 countries, indicated that the UAE scored 82.5 out of 100 possible points across 35 sub-indicators divided into eight main areas of the report: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.

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 bint Mohammed commended