Latest / DEWA Podcasts / DEWA Women’s Committee marks Emirati Women’s Day through month-long programme across headquarters and branches Initiative celebrated Emirati women’s achievements and empowerment
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- 0:00Today we're highlighting how the Diwa Women's
- 0:02Committee marked Emirati Women's Day through
- 0:04a month -long program focused on empowerment,
- 0:07well -being, national identity, and recognition.
- 0:10More than 600 female employees took part across
- 0:13Diwa's new headquarters, Al -Shera, and its branches
- 0:17in Al -Ruwaya, Wasan, and Umm Hurayra too, under
- 0:22the theme, We Emerge Stronger and Better. His
- 0:25Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, MD and
- 0:28CEO of Diwa, said, Celebrating Emirati Women's
- 0:32Day over an entire month reflects the profound
- 0:34appreciation and attention the UAE pays to Emirati
- 0:37women and the richness of the significant achievements
- 0:40made by the country's daughters across various
- 0:43fields of national work. It also highlights the
- 0:46long path of women's empowerment laid down by
- 0:49the late founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan
- 0:51Al Nahyan and carried forward under the wise
- 0:54vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed
- 0:57Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, His Highness
- 1:00Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
- 1:03and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,
- 1:07and Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak,
- 1:10Mother of the Nation, Chairwoman of the General
- 1:12Women's Union, President of the Supreme Council
- 1:15for Motherhood and Childhood and Supreme Chairwoman
- 1:18of the Family Development Foundation, said H
- 1:21.E. Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, M .D. and CEO
- 1:24of DEWA. Fatima Mohammed Al -Jokhar, Chairperson
- 1:28of DEWA Women's Committee said, We were keen
- 1:31to deliver an integrated program combining women
- 1:34empowerment with pride in authentic Emirati identity
- 1:37and heritage. a focus on women's health and quality
- 1:41of life, and the honoring of female employees
- 1:44who have contributed to enhancing Diwa's successes
- 1:47and achieving the strategic objectives of both
- 1:51Diwa and Dubai. Another key part of the program
- 1:54was Diwa's participation in the Emirati Women
- 1:56Forum 2026 as a strategic partner, where members
- 2:01of the committee joined panel discussions on
- 2:03the role of Emirati women in leadership and their
- 2:06impact across key sectors. The Dubai Women Establishment
- 2:10also organized the Leadership Amid Challenges
- 2:12workshop in cooperation with HALT International
- 2:15Business School. Attended by 15 Diwa female employees,
- 2:20it explored leadership styles and helped participants
- 2:23respond to evolving workplace demands with greater
- 2:27resilience and effectiveness. In short, DUA's
- 2:30month -long program celebrated Emirati women's
- 2:34achievements while reinforcing empowerment, leadership
- 2:37development, well -being, and pride in national
- 2:40identity.