UAE has progressive vision to be a world leader in gender balance, says Sheikha Manal

UAE has progressive vision to be a world leader in gender balance, says Sheikha Manal

The UAE is the first country in the region and the second in the world to issue binding legislation for women’s representation on boards of directors in government institutions.

Published: Sun 28 Aug 2022, 9:06 PM

The support and progressive vision of the wise leadership has enabled the UAE to solidify its position among the world's leading countries in this field, resulting in prominent successes by Emirati women over the past fifty years, said Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Gender Balance Council and President of Dubai Women Establishment (DWE), wife of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court

The UAE Gender Balance Council has achieved remarkable success since its founding in 2015. These achievements have been acknowledged on the global stage, and were possible through the support of the wise leadership’s support and of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), the Mother of the Nation, which follows the approach established by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Sheikha Manal shed light on the initiatives