Emirati women, the beating heart of society and the nucleus of sustaining its prosperity

Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, “Mother of the Emirates”, President of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation, confirmed that Emirati women are the beating heart of the UAE society and the nucleus of its cohesion and the sustainability of its prosperity.

Her Highness added that the celebration of “Emirati Women’s Day” this year, under the slogan “Hand in hand, we celebrate the fifty”, comes in appreciation of an inspiring march that the UAE daughter has written with her determination and perseverance, during which she contributed a pivotal role in the comprehensive renaissance witnessed by the state.

Her Highness confirmed in an interview with the Emirates News Agency “WAM” that the coincidence of this national occasion with the “Year of Society” highlights the strategic position of the family and women in supporting the main axes of this national initiative, and reflects the vision of the rational leadership in consolidating the system of societal values ​​and promoting national cohesion.

She said that the march of empowering Emirati women is a leading development model, which is an integrated national success story whose chapters continue year after year, as it witnessed a qualitative and exceptional development that was based on a wise vision that was established by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, “may God rest his soul”, who believed that women are a key partner in the development and progress of the country, and the wise leadership continued this blessed approach, so it provided the woman to the environment supporting and participating Complete in various sectors.

She pointed out that the qualitative achievements of Emirati women is the fruit of a long -term strategic vision, and systematic national efforts, which believe that empowering women is an investment in sustaining development, and that their pivotal role enhances the building of a productive, coherent, and global competitor.

On the vision of the “Year of Society” and the role of Emirati women in consolidating its values ​​and concentrations, Her Highness said that the UAE community is a mirror of our prosperous and our ambitious future and our career full of inspiring stories of will and achievement, as the United Arab Emirates led by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State “may God protect him”, aspires through the “Year of Society” to consolidate high societal values ​​and promoting cohesion Positive contributions and positive contributions from everyone who considers the UAE a homeland, citizens and residents, in order to move forward towards strengthening the leadership and progress of the country, and constitutes the diversity of cultures and pluralism that UAE society abounds with an ideal opportunity to build on this national initiative to consolidate a model for a role model.

She added that the UAE has believed since the establishment of the union that building a person is the pillar of building the homelands, and we have seized the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, “may God rest his soul”, an integrated approach to investing in man, and went with the directives of its leadership and the determination of its children and all residents on its soil towards the paths of global leadership in a merit, and today we work together within the framework of the “Year of Society” initiative according to the vision of our leadership A coherent prosperous society that enhances the state’s position and distinct reputation at the regional and international levels.

Her Highness stressed that Emirati women were and still are an effective axis in building family and consolidating societal cohesion, and we believe in the “Year of Society” that empowering women is a direct investment in sustaining societal cohesion and promoting coexistence between its members.

She emphasized that the UAE abounds in all the elements of building a strong and prosperous society, as the values ​​of tolerance, coexistence, respect and loyalty are firmly established throughout a homeland that boasts of happiness and positivity, and it spares no effort to enable its youth and push them to achieve and excellence, and at the same time has a unique experience to empower women, and gives them opportunities for achievement, while providing innovative programs for early childhood and full and sustainable care for senior citizens.

Her Highness stated that women have the ability to carry out the positive influence in the UAE society in a way that keeps pace with the goals and axes of “the general community”, as women can play an important role in supporting community service initiatives, volunteering, consolidating a culture of shared responsibility and advancing collective progress, developing the skills of emerging generations and talent care, which are all basic axes in the “year of society”.

She explained that the interest in supporting and empowering women is always a firm approach in the UAE, and we are moving forward in implementing the national policy of empowering women in the UAE 2023-2031, which was launched in 2023 under the slogan “We share tomorrow”, and includes important major orientations that include building their coherent and supportive families to enhance the role of women in society, and integrate women in the labor market and future sectors in a balanced way that takes into account Her roles and needs, develop capacity and enhance future skills of women.

Her Highness said that the family is the most important axis in the “year of society”, as the family constitutes the support of development and progress, and it is the school in which children and future leaders learn the lofty values, those values ​​that constitute a starting point for achieving the leading successes and achievements, and that these family values ​​remain firmly not subject to change, no matter how the surrounding environment changes and whatever we witnessed from the development and technological progress in the future.

She stressed the importance of the role that the family plays in building advanced positive societies that cherish their lofty values, heritage and cultural heritage, and looks forward to aspiration for a future full of achievements to meet the aspirations of our rational leadership and the government’s vision to continue the process of building a strong and prosperous homeland.

She added that through the family instill values, adopts the national personality, and refines the cultural identity of the children, if the nations are built with science and knowledge, then the moral and cultural values ​​that are rooted in the family are the ones that make the difference in the development process.

Her Highness also stressed the importance of integrating efforts between government, private and community sectors to enhance the role of the family in society, and to support all initiatives that support family ties between all its members, and the UAE with the directives of good leadership has spared no effort to implement integrated and innovative strategies to support the family and advance all groups of society.

Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak said that Emirati women have succeeded in consolidating their global presence with merit, and the country represents in various international forums in an honorable manner that reflects the depth of the national empowerment experience, and its assumption came to many leadership positions in international bodies to embody the confidence of the international community in the UAE daughter and its ability to lead the helm of many urgent files efficiently and competently.

We are proud of the leadership of Emirati women for many international leadership positions, including, but not limited to the Presidency of the General Secretariat of the United Nations Tourism Organization, and the assumption of a group of national women’s leaders membership of the young international leadership Council 2025 and the Presidency of the International Federation of Publishers 2021 – 2022 and the International Federation for the Protection of Nature (IUCN).

She said that Emirati women play an important and prominent role in the national economy, this vital sector, which is the backbone of comprehensive and sustainable national development, thanks to the comprehensive empowerment environment provided by the rational leadership, and the firm belief in its capabilities.

She explained that the UAE daughter has proven her efficiency in entrepreneurship and management, investment and trade today, along with her brother, the man, the helm of work in many prominent economic companies and entities that support local product, in addition to her prominent presence in various strategic sectors such as space, advanced technology and artificial intelligence, which reflects the maturity of the Emirati experience in empowering women.

She drew attention to the influence and prominent presence of Emirati women in the sports sector, their success in achieving many prominent achievements in regional and international forums, and their participation in all national sports initiatives.

Her Highness, in a message to Emirati women and society on this national occasion, said that the family raises the process of building and development, and women are the backbone of this family and the maker of generations, and we are counting in the year of society on every family in the UAE society to support our national priorities to establish the foundations of a strong society that achieves a positive and sustainable contribution to our development path, and adheres to our lofty values ​​and our rich cultural heritage in order to prepare future leaders in Various fields.

She expressed her confidence in women’s capabilities to support all the initiatives of the “Year of Society” and play a prominent role in its success. Women in the UAE participated over more than 5 decades in an inspiring march of ambition, achievement and hard work.

She stressed the importance of women playing their vital and essential role in preserving the family, which is the main pillar of society, its unity and solidarity to serve the country and preserve its gains.

She said that in the “Year of Society” we are proud of the achievements achieved over the course of our blessed union, so that we work together in hand to enhance our unity and our societal cohesion, consolidate the culture of shared responsibility and look forward with confidence towards a future that abounds with opportunities and all factors of excellence and success.