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12/25/2017 Jawaher Al Qasimi Takes the Agenda of Advancing Emirati Women in Economy a Step Ahead | Sharjah24
Jawaher Al Qasimi Takes the Agenda of
Advancing Emirati Women in Economy a Step
Ahead
Tuesday 05, December 2017 in 4:38 PM
Sharjah 24: Of women, by women, for women
kick-started day t wo s proceedings today (T uesday) at the W omen s Economic Empowerment
.(Global Summit (WEEGS 2017
Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohamme d Al Qasimi , wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of NAMA and
Honourar y Patron for Global Wome n’s Inclusion, and several senior officials and VIPs from Sharjah and the UAE including
Sheikha Khawla bint Ahme d Khalifa Al Sowaidi the wife of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahayan; Sheikha Shamma bint
Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, founder of the UAE's 'Wanna Read' project and Dr. Enas Makkawi, Director of Wome n, Fami ly
.and Children's Departme nt at the League of Arab States
– a closed panel session organised by the NAMA
came together to discuss ‘ mi rati Wome n: Potential and Possibilities’
Wome n Advanceme nt Establishme nt (NAMA) in collaboration with the UAE General Wome n’s Union, which shed light on the
need for stronger enforceme nt of legislations to enable wome n’s participation in the economy , especially in the private and
.non-traditional sectors
Emp hasising on the need for reliable statistics and studies as a reference point for the creation of laws, which will tackle the
specific requireme nts of wome n in the nation, Reem BinKaram, Director of NAMA Wome n Advanceme nt Establishme nt, said
in her opening keynote: “I believe the solution lies in, first, generating detailed and recent data about wome n, and then
sharing it with relevant bodies and authorities, me asuring wome n’s contributions to various economi c sectors vis-à-vis their
status in various work environme nts – be it mi nistries, SME support organisations, economi c developme nt departme nts,
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