The UAE Gender Balance Council has attracted 64 companies to join its initiative aimed at increasing women's participation in senior and middle management roles by 2025
The initiative, part of the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 5, has seen the participation of major national and international companies in the country.
Sheikha Manal, president of the UAE Gender Balance Council, stated that the growing awareness in the UAE's private sector to ensure gender equality is important for achieving economic prosperity, social stability and sustainable growth.
She also highlighted the positive interaction of private sector institutions with the initiative.