18 more companies in UAE take gender balance pledge

18 more companies in UAE take gender balance pledge

Dubai: 18 more companies taken the ‘SDG 5 Pledge to Accelerate Gender Balance in the UAE Private Sector’, bringing the total to 56. The new pledges have been praised by Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Gender Balance Council (UAE GBC), wife of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court. Sheikha Manal said the UAE, under the dedicated leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is continuing to make substantial strides and achieve prosperity in various sectors while actively contribute to supporting global efforts aimed at achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. She added that the UAE GBC has intensified its efforts during the past years and will continue them during the coming period in cooperation and partnership with all state institutions to implement the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to enhance the competitiveness of the UAE globally and its position among the best countries in terms of gender balance. The Pledge has a target of increasing the representation of women in leadership roles to