International Women's Day

International Women’s Day is an annual event that celebrates women and their achievements.

 Official Date: March 8

Organized by The United Nations, this day aims to shed light on the obstacles women face globally and their constant efforts to overcome them.

Key Focus Areas

• Encourage women to achieve their utmost potential.
• Bridge the gap between genders and promote equality.
• Promote the significance of empowering women in economic growth.
• Condemn all types of violence against women and girls.
• Highlight the progress women achieved in obtaining their rights throughout the years.
• Stress the need for critical social change to protect women from gender-based violence.
• Raise the rates of women’s employment and labor force participation.
• Support women’s rights to make their own life choices.
• Promote the need to legislate firmer laws to protect women’s rights.
• Empower women to fight social stigma and call for their rights.

Top Facts

• The UAE is one of the countries that is at the forefront of supporting women’s rights.
• 27.5% of the total Cabinet members in the UAE are women.
• According to UAE law, women constitute half of the members of the Federal National Council.
• The law of equal pay in the private sector has been applied in the UAE since 2020.
• Women represent 20 percent of the total workforce in the nuclear energy sector in UAE.
• The UAE has a strong presence in 9 global indicators of women and women’s rights.