By IANS/WAM,
Dubai : Women are playing a major role in the UAE’s development and there is a need to enhance their role in business as well, a minister said.
Emirati women occupy 18 percent of the cabinet and 22.5 percent of the Federal National Council, the UAE parliament. There are 10 percent women in the diplomatic corps and 30 percent in top decision making positions in the government, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, minister for foreign trade said Thursday.
“They also fill 66 percent of the public sector jobs. This shows we are natural leaders with the potential to make this world a better place for the generations to come,” she said.
She spoke about the importance of enhancing women’s role in the business sector.