The Council aims to achieve gender balance and equal opportunities across all sectors in the UAE
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Gender diversity
The importance of women’s leadership on UAE boards
The UAE’s commitment to gender diversity is not just a matter of equity; it is a strategic economic imperative
female leadership
UAE mandates women on private joint-stock company boards starting 2025
This initiative, set to begin in January 2025, aims to enhance diversity in the corporate sector and increase women’s representation in leadership roles
Gender balance
UAE tops UN’s gender inequality index in the region; 7th globally in 2024
The 2024 ranking is a significant improvement for the UAE, which was placed 11th in 2022 and 49 in 2015
Arab businesswomen
Women-only job portal launches in the UAE
Women First Jobs is a platform for females in UAE to find jobs and discover talent
Emirati Women's Day
In pictures: Emirati women who are making a difference
The UAE celebrates Emirati Women’s Day, under the theme of “We Collaborate for Tomorrow”
female employment
Gender gap: Why we can’t afford to ignore gender equity anymore
Employees and employers will both benefit from increased diversity
Arab world
UAE Gender Balance Council selected as knowledge partner by World Economic Forum
The move recognises the UAE’s influential role in promoting gender balance in the Arab world
AB Women in Business Conference
AB Women in Business 2022 kicks off today
Prominent business leaders gathered at the event to talk about the crucial role of women in the UAE and the wider region’s business landscape
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
UAE businesses need to embrace gender-inclusive initiatives
Businesses will be able to optimise growth through gender diversity and inclusivity
Emirati women
Women can have a great impact on advancing diplomatic and economic interests: UAE Minister
Emirates’ first female minister likens her role to “chess players who need to always be five steps ahead”
Children's safety
UAE Cabinet adopts new laws on worker’s rights in the private sector, gender parity, and child protection
The Cabinet also approved a decision to establish the “Collective Labour Disputes Committee”, chaired by Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar, the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation
Anita Bhatia
The UAE can be a regional ‘role model’ for women’s economic empowerment: UN Women Deputy Executive Director
While the Emirates’ government takes the gender equality agenda seriously, policies need private sector implementation to drive change
Arab women
The changing representation of gender equality in the Middle East’s media and entertainment industry
Arab women started to gain access to platforms, including social media, where they have greater opportunities to express themselves
#Inclusion
UAE to launch a new Gender Balance Strategy over the coming days: Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed
The UAE Gender Balance Council aims to reduce the gender gap across all government sectors, enhance the UAE’s ranking in global competitiveness reports on gender equality, and achieve gender balance in decision-making positions, as well as promote the UAE’s status as a benchmark for gender balance legislation
diversity and inclusion
3 steps towards the gender-balanced workforce we all deserve
As the UAE continues its efforts towards equity, diversity, and inclusion – and other countries in the region try to replicate its progress – here are three ways in which regional firms can overcome complexities as they look to spur gender equality
Gender gap
UAE private sector pledges to put more women in leadership roles by 2025
The Gulf country has upped its efforts to close the gender gap, and though Covid-19 has exacerbated gender inequality globally, the UAE was in the world’s five most improved countries for making progress on gender parity
