UAE recognizes women as central to sustainable growth: Ivanka Trump

  • Date: 16-Feb-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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UAE recognizes women as central to sustainable growth: Ivanka Trump

" in the UAE we would like to commend Emirati leaders for removing barriers for women joining the workforce," said Ivanka.. UAE is making great strides towards advancing women's economic advancement and the country has developed a national strategy that recognizes women as central to sustainable growth, the US President's advisor Ivanka Trump said in Dubai on Sunday.. "Last year, more than 70 per cent of Emirati university graduates were women.. Only 10 per_cent of UAE national income is derived from women and we know that this is going to grow and flourish in the years ahead.. Last year, there were more women than men in the United States workforce with women securing 70 per cent of the new jobs.. Women in America represent 40 per cent of the primary breadwinners.. All of you can also pioneer historical challenges in this region within your lifetimes.". But women continue to face obstacles and challenges in achieving their full potential. ". In the Middle East and Africa, women on an average only has half legal rights as men.". " the number represents a far more than an economic boom.. It represents of millions of lives full of promise.". Jointly launched by the