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HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer highlights women’s empowerment as a key driver of national development and sustainability · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to today's special segment on Women's
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  Empowerment Initiatives by the Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority. We're highlighting key discussions
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  and announcements that are shaping the future.
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  Indeed, women empowerment is central to national
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  development and sustainability. As noted by His
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  Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Thayer, MD and CEO
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  of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, The
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  late founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan
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  Al Nahyan, established a pioneering approach
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  rooted in providing women with every form of
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  care and support. This vision has been carried
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  forward by the wise leadership of His Highness
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  Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President
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  of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Muhammad bin
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  Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
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  of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Her Highness
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  Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation,
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  Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, President
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  of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood
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  and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development
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  Foundation, providing all enablers that allow
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  women to innovate, excel and lead. Diwa employs
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  1 ,932 women with 845 in engineering and technical
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  roles. Women also hold 9 .7 % of leadership roles.
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  all occupied by Emirati women. Fatima Al -Jukar,
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  chairperson of the Deva Women's Committee, added,
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  We are dedicated to leveraging Deva's leadership
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  in innovation, digital transformation and strategic
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  partnerships to launch initiatives, events and
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  programs that promote leadership and propel the
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  economic, professional and social empowerment
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  of female employees while enhancing their happiness
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  and quality of life.