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Announcing the law on Twitter, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said the country's constitution guarantees impartiality between men and women as a fundamental right.
"Our Constitution calls for equal rights and duties of the genders, and we seek to elaborate, enforce and guarantee this constitutional right through the new law," he tweeted. "We do not want any exception when it comes to providing equal opportunities for both genders."
He said the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan had recognised the importance of establishing gender balance and its long-term positive social and economic effects.
Hailing the law, Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, noted that the UAE has achieved gender balance "in all fields". "The decision encourages women to devote themselves to work and make greater efforts to achieve the state's goals," she said.
- Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 10, 2018
The Cabinet's approval of the law is in line with the government's objective to ensure the protection of women's rights and support their role in the national development process. It is part of the Strategy for the Empowerment of Emirati Women launched by Sheikha Fatima, who is also the President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation.Empowering women in UAE
> 70% of school and university students are women
> 65% of total higher education graduates are women
> 8 women in the UAE Cabinet
> 8 women in the Federal National Council
> 2nd in Arab world in World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2017
> The Federal National Council's speaker is a woman
> Second country in the world after Norway to impose women's representation in boards of directors of companies
> Gender Balance Guide for the workplace in the UAE is the world's first of its kind for workplaces
> The country aims to be among the top 25 nations worldwide excelling in the field of women's empowerment
(With inputs from Wam)
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