Dubai: The Ministry of Labour is marking Emirati Women’s Day, which falls on August 28, as an implementation of the directives of Her Highness Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood.
Dr Omar Abdul Rahman Al Nuaimi, Assistant Undersecretary for Policy and Strategy at the ministry, said at a ceremony held at the ministry in Dubai, “The UAE has made all efforts to engage Emirati women in the development process and pushed them to participate across all fields, and helped them reach higher levels of professional excellence, locally and internationally.”
He added, “The Ministry of Labour fully believes in the role played by women in the development process as an active partner, and the ministry adopts the same government approach to support women and enable them to achieve success and excellence, and so, today, women fill administrative positions at the ministry level and bear responsibilities efficiently.”
During the ceremony, attendees enjoyed the success stories of Emirati women such as Khawla Al Hosni who was honoured by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for her excellent career performance that spanned over 22 years, during which she served the educational field up to this very moment, starting as a teacher and now heading the training and development department at the Ministry of Education.
Another is Noora Al Marzouki, whose career path began at an early age, filling several positions across different entities until today, when she serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Innovation and the Director of the Strategic Planning and Performance Management Department.
Dr Al Nuaimi honoured all participating women, including Shaikha Rashid Al Ali, the eldest employee in the ministry, Shaikha Al Mazloum, a senior inspector, and Asma Esmail, the oldest legal researcher at the ministry.
