Dubai – Mubasher: The UAE Cabinet has adopted new national legislative policies and initiatives in a step to empower Emirati women.
The policies, which have been approved by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, in a special session, are in line with the directives of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, state-run agency Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
"We have adopted a well-rounded package of new policies and legislation favoring Emirati women's empowerment and leadership," Al Maktoum said.
The new empowerment package is based on three principal axes of Legislation and Policy, Services, and International Representation. The new initiatives will help in increasing Emirati women participation in diplomatic missions, and judicial and legal affairs, in addition to representatives of international organisations, including UN peace-keeping missions.
"Women constitute over half of society; they build the foundations of our renaissance whether in education, medicine or engineering. We must, therefore, enhance their dynamic role in both the UAE and global communities, across multiple sectors," Al Maktoum added.
Moreover, the decision will set legislative frameworks concerning domestic violence.
The Cabinet has also agreed to set up a media hub that monitors and reports on the success of UAE women, led by the UAE Gender Balance Council, in cooperation with concerned national institutions.
