UAE Leads the Region in Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality

The United Arab Emirates leads other regional nations by showcasing effective gender equality solutions for women. Based on current rankings from the World Economic Forum in 2024 the United Arab Emirates proves its dedication to letting women have equal chances across all professional fields. Women across UAE businesses and public institutions help develop the country’s success by working in all key STEM industries as well as politics and business. The UAE is a leader in promoting women’s equality thanks to its solid legal system and organizational support.

Advancing Women in Business and Economy

Women in the UAE experience total economic fairness which provides them full access to financial accounts as well as ownership of land and estate properties. They control 10 percent of the businesses in the private sector through successful ownership. For the year 2023, UAE women ranked more than any others on Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen list and 14 Emirati women earned recognition in 2024. At present 23,000 Emirati businesswomen manage projects worth AED50 billion and make up 15 percent of chamber positions. Since last year all listed companies in the region must hire women for their company board leadership roles.

The public sector features more female employees than males as they make up two-thirds of UAE Government staff. These women hold 30% of leadership positions yet merely 15% of technical positions. The UAE ranks 40th globally in political empowerment, with 50% of the Federal National Council comprising women. The Gender Balance Council supports the fair representation of women in top positions to demonstrate the UAE’s dedication to female leadership.

Women’s Participation in STEM Studying and Education

More UAE females decide to study at higher educational levels than male students. Seventy-seven percent of Emirati women continue their education at university following secondary school and achieve 70% of all university graduates students. In UAE government universities 56% of their STEM graduates are women who keep advancing technology and innovation across the nation.

Women actively take part in developing space and technology projects for the United Arab Emirates. Minister of Public Education and Advanced Technology Sarah Al Amiri confirms that 50% of the UAE space program workforce consists of female employees. The youngest inventor in the UAE Fatima Al Kaabi encourages both women and men to participate in AI and engineering because different ideas from different people are necessary for developing better technology.

Women in Government and Diplomacy

The UAE government actively supports women to take part in political life. At age 22 HE Shamma Al Mazrui became the youngest minister worldwide when she joined the UAE Cabinet and nine women serve in its current leadership. The UAE leads male nations as the only country with equal numbers of men and women in parliament while ranking as the second-best country worldwide for female legislative representation.

Women in diplomatic relations are important participants in worldwide relations. HE Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh represented the United Arab Emirates at the United Nations as its first female Permanent Representative and held the presidential role in the UN Women Executive Board. Out of its total diplomatic staff, 20 percent are women and the United Arab Emirates assigns roles of ambassador and consul general to seven women. Women work throughout the entire judiciary system in the nation serving as marriage officials and public prosecutors across all courts.

Global Recognition and Commitments

The UAE joins international treatments for female equality as a treaty member of CEDAW. Since 2010 the nation has supported women’s empowerment worldwide by donating funds to UN Women amounting to more than $26 million. The UAE showed its dedication to gender inclusion by creating the initial UN Women regional office in Abu Dhabi in 2016.

The UAE demonstrates global leadership by sending $50 million to help the World Bank fund female entrepreneur projects. Since the UAE keeps progressing toward gender equality and inclusion it demonstrates excellent leadership for its area and other nations.