She urges Emirati women to pursue their ambitions, goals

  DUBAI - As the world marks International Women's Day toay, Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak has praised Emirati women for their contribution to UAE's society and economy with their accomplistments. Sheikha Fatima, who is considered the Mother of the Nation, urged Emirati women to fulfill their ambitions and goals. "Women are able to achieve significant success in all fields," she said. Sheika Fatima is president of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood and chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation. In an address, Sheikha Fatima said: "the late Sheikh Zayed made every possible effort to support the talents of Emirati women and to develop social conditions which encourage women's advancement to fully participate in public life." She pointed out that 66 percent of the UAE's public sector employees are women and many of them hold ranking positions in the Federal National Council, participate in global diplomacy, and play significant roles in medicine, engineering, arts and sciences. Sheikha Fatima emphasized that Emirati women are highly-literate as she noted that 70 percent of students in government tertiary institutions are females. "The Emirates is one of the few countries in the world where the literacy rate of women is higher than that of men," she said. GAC/Expat 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