Qatar reviews policies related to women’s advancement

Qatar reviews policies related to women’s advancement

Qatar reviewed its programs and policies related to the advancement of women in various fields, in addition to enhancing its role in achieving climate goals. This came in a statement made by HE the Minister of Social Development and Family Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser al-Misnad in the general debate of the 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which was held on Wednesday at the UN headquarters in New York.

HE al-Misnad said that the vision of Qatar reflected a special interest for women's development, through economic and political participation, in order to achieve the commitments of the State to advance her, in the context of policies related to climate change and disaster risk reduction.

She explained that Qatar is proud of the results it has achieved in this regard. She added the rate of economically productive age groups among women in 2021 reached about 57%, and the rate of university women was 70% of the graduates of various colleges, and they represented 58.3% in the local labour market in its various vital sectors, in addition to achieving 15% of entrepreneurs, with an investment of $25bn.

She indicated that Qatar responded quickly to the challenges faced by