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DEWA Women’s Committee Reviews Achievements In 2017 And Programmes In 2018 |
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA’s) Women’s Committee reviewed its achievements in 2017 and its programmes for 2018. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, and Khawla Al Mehairi, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Government Communications at DEWA, and Chairperson of the Women’s Committee and members of the committee were present for the meeting. Al Tayer commended the efforts of the Women's Committee. He was pleased with the results of the projects and programmes that it has implemented to serve DEWA’s female employees. These programmes help them achieve a balance between their professional and social lives and make use of their scientific and practical capabilities to succeed and excel. “DEWA is committed to providing an environment that contributes to empowering women in the workplace, so that they in turn contribute to empowering society. We do this by helping them use their innovative and creative skills and encouraging them to actively participate in serving and developing the nation in all areas. This supports the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who considered women as partners in sustainable development. Today, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commanderof the UAE Armed Forces, follow the same approach. Today, Emirati women occupy the highest positions in all sectors, contributing efficiently to the UAE’s development in all sectors,” said Al Tayer. Al Tayer noted that DEWA’s female staff increased from 1,661 in 2015 to 1,910 currently. A total of 591 female employees work in engineering and other technical domains. Emirati female staff constitute 78.3% of DEWA’s female workforce. The largest number of female employees work in the Innovation and The Future sector, with 527 female staff. This confirms their efficiency and excellence in this important field. ADVERTISEMENT Al Mehairi noted that DEWA’s female employees’ happiness about the committee’s activities and events was rated at 88.6% in 2017. The Women’s Committee adopts a comprehensive approach that explores the different aspects that matter to women and translates them into plans and programmes that contribute to developing their skills and capabilities. DEWA’s female staff were given over 38,000 training opportunities in the past three years in addition to 149 scholarships. DEWA Women’s Committee includes five subcommittees. These are the Female Engineers Committee, the Education and Self Development Committee, the Innovation Committee, the Sports Committee, and the ‘Danat’ Committee for Coordination and Follow-up. In 2016 and 2017, the Women's Committee organised 78 activities and initiatives that included creativity labs, workshops, lectures, social activities, recreational trips, weekly sports classes, and other activities. In the Year of Giving, DEWA organised the 3rd Emirati Women's Forum, under the theme, ‘Women are partners in giving,’ during Emirati Women’s Day. The committee also organised activities during national and international occasions, such as, International Women's Day, Mother's Day, World Health Day, World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, World Breastfeeding Week, World Heart Day, World Osteoporosis Day, World Breast Cancer Day, in cooperation with related organisations. Last year, the Female Engineers' Committee designed a professional uniform for DEWA’s female engineers, and established a women's majlis at Al Warsan. The Education and Self Development Committee organised training courses in several areas that contributed to providing female employees with professional and life skills. The sports committee encouraged female employees to participate in DEWA’s female sports teams. The women’s sports teams took part in many sports activities in 2017 the 5th Sheikha Hind Women's Sports Tournament where they achieved excellent results in 10 individual and team sports. The ladies also took part in the Dubai Fitness Challenge, the obstacles race in Dubai Ladies Club, Sharjah Ladies Run, Sand Storm, and the Dubai Health Authority Badminton Competition. |
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