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DEWA highlights female engineers’ success on International Women in Engineering Day · DEWA Podcasts

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  This press release highlights how Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority marked International Women
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  in Engineering Day 2026 through a special event
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  at its new headquarters, Al -Sharah. The event
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  was organized by the Women's Committee and brought
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  together more than 60 female employees from different
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  divisions for panel discussions, interactive
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  sessions, competitions, and team activities.
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  Yes, and the location itself is important. Al
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  -Sharah is presented as an iconic model of sustainable
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  architecture and is described as the tallest,
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  largest, and smartest net positive government
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  building in the world. That gives the event strong
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  symbolic value, especially for women working
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  in engineering, sustainability, and innovation.
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  A key message came from His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayyar. MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority. He praised the organization's
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  female engineers for turning challenges into
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  inspiring success stories. He also stressed that
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority continues
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  to support women in future -focused sectors and
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  that this support strengthens their contribution
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  to major projects, including Al -Sharah. The
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  program also included an inspirational talk by
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  Nora Al -Hamadi, Deputy Manager of Water and
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  Civil Engineering at Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, who spoke about the role of female
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  engineers in delivering Al -Sharah. There were
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  also cultural contests about the new headquarters,
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  brainstorming sessions called City Builders,
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  and interactive competitions designed to build
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  engineering skills, strengthen teamwork, Another
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  notable point is that a select group of female
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  engineers joined the sixth edition of Your Day
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  as an Engineer, an initiative launched by the
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  Women's Committee to showcase professional journeys
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  and success stories. The quotes all support one
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  central theme. Amal Koshak, Vice President of
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  Marketing and Corporate Communications, said
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  female engineers are helping shape the future,
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  through work in clean and renewable energy, water,
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  sustainability, artificial intelligence, and
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  smart cities. Dr. Ayesha Al -Nuwaymi, Vice President
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  of the Sustainability and Innovation Center,
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  focused on opportunities, technology, and innovation
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  for lasting impact. Overall, the press release
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  shows that Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  is not only recognizing female engineers, but
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  actively investing in their technical growth,
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  leadership development and long -term impact.